吉隆坡

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (吉隆坡)		吉	隆	坡

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jílóngpō

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄛ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gat¹ lung⁴ bo¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): git² luung³ bo¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Kit-lùng-phô
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Kiat-liông-pho / Kit-liông-pho / Kiat-lâng-pho / Kat-lâng-pho
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷ciq-lon-phu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jílóngpō
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jílóngpo
    • Wade–Giles: Chi²-lung²-pʻo¹
    • Yale: Jí-lúng-pwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyilongpo
    • Palladius: Цзилунпо (Czilunpo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gat¹ lung⁴ bo¹
    • Yale: gāt lùhng bō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ lung⁴ bo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ lung⁴ bo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ lʊŋ²¹ pɔː⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: git² luung³ bo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kit̚⁵⁵ lɵŋ²² pᵘɔ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kit-lùng-phô
    • Hakka Romanization System: gid` lungˇ po´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gid⁵ lung² po¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kit̚² luŋ¹¹ pʰo²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-liông-pho
    • Tâi-lô: Kiat-liông-pho
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiatliongphoy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰo³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²³⁻³³ pʰɤ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰo⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kit-liông-pho
    • Tâi-lô: Kit-liông-pho
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kitliongphoy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kit̚³²⁻⁵ liɔŋ¹³⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-lâng-pho
    • Tâi-lô: Kiat-lâng-pho
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiatlangphoy
    • IPA (Penang): /kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻²¹ pʰo³³/
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kat-lâng-pho
    • Tâi-lô: Kat-lâng-pho
    • Phofsit Daibuun: katlangphoy
    • IPA (Penang): /kat̚³⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻²¹ pʰo³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷ciq-lon-phu
    • MiniDict: cih^入 lon phu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiq-lon-phu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ loŋ⁵⁵ pʰu²¹/

Proper noun

吉隆坡

2. (～聯邦直轄區, ～市) Kuala Lumpur (the capital city and largest city in Malaysia)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 吉隆坡 (“Kuala Lumpur”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		吉隆坡
Mandarin	Taiwan	吉隆坡
	Singapore	吉隆坡
Cantonese	Hong Kong	吉隆坡
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	KL
Hakka	Senai (Huiyang)	吉隆坡
Southern Min	Xiamen	吉隆坡
	Quanzhou	吉隆坡
	Zhangzhou	吉隆坡
	Penang (Hokkien)	吉隆坡
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	KL
Wu	Shanghai	吉隆坡