臘八粥

Chinese

		Laba (festival)	congee
trad. (臘八粥)		臘八	粥
simp. (腊八粥)		腊八	粥

A bin selling the dried ingredients used to flavor Laba congee

Etymology

From its association with the Laba Festival (臘八), q.v.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): làbāzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄚ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laap⁶ baat³ zuk¹
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸laq-paq-tsoq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: làbāzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄚ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: làbajhou
    • Wade–Giles: la⁴-pa¹-chou¹
    • Yale: là-bā-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lahbajou
    • Palladius: лабачжоу (labačžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: làbārzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄚㄦ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: làbarjhou
    • Wade–Giles: la⁴-pa¹-ʼrh-chou¹
    • Yale: là-bār-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lahbajou
    • Palladius: лабарчжоу (labarčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵¹ pɑɻ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laap⁶ baat³ zuk¹
    • Yale: laahp baat jūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laap⁹ baat⁸ dzuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: lab⁶ bad³ zug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːp̚² paːt̚³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸laq-paq-tsoq
    • MiniDict: lah^入 pah tsoh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵laq-paq-tsoq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /laʔ¹¹ paʔ²² t͡soʔ²³/

Noun

臘八粥

1. Laba porridge

Synonyms

• 八寶粥 / 八宝粥 (bābǎozhōu)

Descendants

• English: Laba porridge, Laba congee