香巴拉

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (香巴拉)		香	巴	拉
simp. #(香巴拉)		香	巴	拉

Etymology

From Sanskrit शम्भल (śambhala).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiāngbālā

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ baa¹ laai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiāngbālā
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siangbala
    • Wade–Giles: Hsiang¹-pa¹-la¹
    • Yale: Syāng-bā-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiangbalha
    • Palladius: Сянбала (Sjanbala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng¹ baa¹ laai¹
    • Yale: hēung bā lāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ baa¹ laai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ ba¹ lai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

香巴拉

1. (Buddhism) Shambhala (mythical ideal kingdom)