居比路

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (居比路)		居	比	路
simp. #(居比路)		居	比	路

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): Gṳ̆-bī-lô
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Ku-pí-lō͘

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Gṳ̆-bī-lô
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ky⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^(p-)βi³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ou²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ku-pí-lō͘
    • Tâi-lô: Ku-pí-lōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ku'pylo
    • IPA (Taipei): /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/

Proper noun

居比路

1. (Eastern Min, Hokkien, dated) Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)

Synonyms

• (chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) 塞浦路斯 (Sàipǔlùsī)
• (Taiwan) 賽普勒斯／赛普勒斯 (Sàipǔlèsī)