窩打老

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (窩打老)		窩	打	老
simp. (窝打老)		窝	打	老

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wōdǎlǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛ ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wo¹ daa² lou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wōdǎlǎo [Phonetic: wōdálǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄛ ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wodǎlǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Wo¹-ta³-lao³
    • Yale: Wō-dǎ-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Uodaalao
    • Palladius: Водалао (Vodalao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wo¹ daa² lou⁵
    • Yale: wō dá lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wo¹ daa² lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wo¹ da² lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔː⁵⁵ taː³⁵ lou̯¹³/

Proper noun

窩打老

1. (Cantonese) Alternative term for 滑鐵盧／滑铁卢 (Huátiělú, “Waterloo”).

Usage notes

Only used for place names in English-speaking countries and the Hong Kong main road, but not the place in Belgium and the sense of defeat.