玻璃

Chinese

		glass	colored glaze; glass
simp. and trad. (玻璃)		玻	璃

Etymology

From Pali phalika ‎(“crystal”), from Sanskrit स्फटिक ‎(sphaṭika).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bōli

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧ˙

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ lei^4-1, bo¹ lei⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pô-lì
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): po-lê

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bo¹ li⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: bōli
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧ˙
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bo.lhi
    • IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bo¹ lei^4-1, bo¹ lei⁴
    • Yale: bō lēi, bō lèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ lei^4-1, bo¹ lei⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵/, /pɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pô-lì
    • Hakka Romanization System: bo´ liˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bo¹ li²
    • IPA: /po²⁴ li¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po-lê
    • Tâi-lô: po-lê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poilee
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁴⁴⁻³³ le²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɤ⁴⁴⁻²² le¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bo¹ li⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: po lî
    • IPA ^(key): /po³³⁻²³ li⁵⁵/

Noun

玻璃

1. glass   (Classifier: 張／张 m; 塊／块 m)
2. generic term for any film material with glass-like transparency, such as cellophane, nylon, plastic, etc.   (Classifier: 張／张 m; 塊／块 m)

Derived terms

• 彩繪玻璃／彩绘玻璃 (cǎihuì bōli)
• 彩色玻璃 (cǎisè bōli)
• 擋風玻璃／挡风玻璃 (dǎngfēng bōlí)
• 有機玻璃／有机玻璃 (yǒujī bōlí)

• 有色玻璃 (yǒusè bōli)
• 玻璃杯 (bōlibēi)
• 玻璃紙／玻璃纸 (bōlizhǐ)
• 花窗玻璃 (huāchuāng bōli)

References

• Duffus, William, "glass" (p. 123) in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, English Presbyterian Mission Press, 1883.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
玻	璃
は Hyōgaiji	り Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

玻璃 ‎(hiragana はり, romaji hari)

1. glass, crystal

Synonyms

• 硝子 (ガラス, garasu): glass - (more often used)
• クリスタル (kurisutaru): crystal

Derived terms

• 玻璃器 (はりき) ‎(hariki)
• 玻璃鏡 (はりきょう) ‎(harikyō)
• 玻璃質 (はりしつ) ‎(harishitsu)
• 玻璃長石 (はりちょうせき) ‎(harichōseki)
• 玻璃版 (はりばん) ‎(hariban)