八路

Chinese

		eight	road; path; way
trad. (八路)		八	路
simp. #(八路)		八	路

Etymology

Likely clipping of 八路軍／八路军 (Bālùjūn).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bālù

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨˋ

• Eastern Min (BUC): báik-lô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bālù
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Balù
    • Wade–Giles: Pa¹-lu⁴
    • Yale: Bā-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baluh
    • Palladius: Балу (Balu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: báik-lô
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ l̃ou²⁴²/

Proper noun

八路

1. (military, historical) Eighth Route Army

Synonyms

• 八路軍／八路军 (Bālùjūn)