貝爾

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (貝爾)		貝	爾
simp. (贝尔)		贝	尔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bèi'ěr

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄦˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ ji⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pòe-ní

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bèi'ěr
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄦˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Bèi-ěr
    • Wade–Giles: Pei⁴-êrh³
    • Yale: Bèi-ěr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beyeel
    • Palladius: Бэйэр (Bɛjɛr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui³ ji⁵
    • Yale: bui yíh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ ji⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ yi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ jiː¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pòe-ní
    • Tâi-lô: Puè-ní
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poeanie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pue²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nĩ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pue²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pue¹¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue²¹⁻⁴¹ nĩ⁴¹/

Etymology 1

Transcription of various names.

Proper noun

貝爾

1. Bell; Belle (name)
2. Baire (name)
3. Bear (name)

Noun

貝爾

1. bel (unit of measure equal to 10 decibels, named for Alexander Graham Bell)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠪᠣᠶᠢᠷ (boyir).

Proper noun

貝爾

1. (～湖) Buir Lake

Derived terms

• 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 (Hūlúnbèi'ěr)