帛琉

Chinese

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Etymology

Borrowed from English Palau, from Palauan Belau (“Palau”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Bóliú

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ lau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Bóliú
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Bólióu
  - Wade–Giles: Po²-liu²
  - Yale: Bwó-lyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Borliou
  - Palladius: Болю (Bolju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ lau⁴
  - Yale: baahk làuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ lau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ leo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² lɐu̯²¹/

Proper noun

帛琉

(Taiwan) Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)

Synonyms

(Mainland China) 帕勞／帕劳 (Pàláo)

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