博白

Chinese

		extensive; ample; rich extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
trad. (博白)		博	白
simp. #(博白)		博	白

Etymology

Officially, with the creation of 博白縣 (“Bobai county”) in 621.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bóbái

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bok³ baak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bóbái
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Bóbái
    • Wade–Giles: Po²-pai²
    • Yale: Bwó-bái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Borbair
    • Palladius: Бобай (Bobaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bok³ baak⁶
    • Yale: bok baahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bok⁸ baak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bog³ bag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːk̚³ paːk̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: pak baek

Rime
Character	博	白
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	鐸 (104)	陌 (113)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	II
Fanqie	補各切	傍陌切
Baxter	pak	baek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pwɑk̚/	/bˠæk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/pʷɑk̚/	/bᵚak̚/
Shao Rongfen	/puɑk̚/	/bak̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwak̚/	/baɨjk̚/
Li Rong	/puɑk̚/	/bɐk̚/
Wang Li	/puɑk̚/	/bɐk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/pwɑk̚/	/bʱɐk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bo	bó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bok3	bak6

Proper noun

博白

1. (～縣) Bobai (a county of Yulin, Guangxi, China)