勞力士

Chinese

		toil	power; force; strength	scholar; warrior; knight
trad. (勞力士)		勞	力	士
simp. (劳力士)		劳	力	士

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Rolex.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Láolìshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ lik⁶ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Lô-le̍k-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Láolìshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Láolìshìh
    • Wade–Giles: Lao²-li⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: Láu-lì-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Laulihshyh
    • Palladius: Лаолиши (Laoliši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁴ lik⁶ si⁶
    • Yale: lòuh lihk sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ lik⁹ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴ lig⁶ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ lɪk̚² siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô-le̍k-sū
    • Tâi-lô: Lô-li̍k-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loilegsu
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² su³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lo²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² su³³/

Proper noun

勞力士

1. Rolex