烏拉

Chinese

Etymology 1

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉
alternative forms		靰鞡 兀剌

Borrowed from Manchu ᡤᡡᠯᡥᠠ (gūlha, “boots”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wùla, wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ˙ㄌㄚ, ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wùla
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ˙ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wùlå
    • Wade–Giles: wu⁴-la⁵
    • Yale: wù-la
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh.la
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹ lä¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Note: Irregular.

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 烏拉

1. a kind of shoe made from cattle hide and stuffed with Carex meyeriana (烏拉草), wore in the winter in northeastern China

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉
alternative forms		烏喇／乌喇

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (ulag-a, “relay station”); compare Tibetan འུ་ལག ('u lag, “compulsory post service”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 烏拉

1. (historical) supply points, usually found in Tibet
2. (historical) type of hard labor in Southwest China, especially Tibet
3. (historical) people serving this type of hard labor

Etymology 3

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Borrowed from Manchu ᡠᠯᠠ (ula).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 烏拉

1. (only used in placenames in Manchu areas) river

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 烏拉

1. (～部) (historical) a tribe of Jurchen people

Etymology 4

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Borrowed from Oroqen [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 烏拉

1. bedding made of skins

Etymology 5

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Borrowed from Russian ура (ura).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Interjection

1. hooray

Etymology 6

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wula
    • Wade–Giles: Wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: Wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ulha
    • Palladius: Ула (Ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 烏拉

1. (～山) Alternative term for 烏拉爾／乌拉尔 (Wūlā'ěr, “Ural”).

Etymology 7

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ (aɣula, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 烏拉

1. (only used in placenames) mountain

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 烏拉

1. (～山) a mountain in Bayannur, which is part of the Yin Mountains

Etymology 8

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wula
    • Wade–Giles: Wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: Wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ulha
    • Palladius: Ула (Ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 烏拉

1. Ulla (name)

Etymology 9

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wula
    • Wade–Giles: Wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: Wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ulha
    • Palladius: Ула (Ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 烏拉

1. (uncommon) Short for 烏拉圭／乌拉圭 (Wūlāguī, “Uruguay”).