徐羅伐

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (徐羅伐)		徐	羅	伐
simp. (徐罗伐)		徐	罗	伐

Etymology

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A phonogramic writing of an Old Korean word ancestral to Middle Korean 셔ᄫᅳᆯ (Yale: syeWul), meaning "capital". See Korean 서울 (Seoul) for more.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xúluófá

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi⁴ lo⁴ fat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xúluófá
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Syúluófá
    • Wade–Giles: Hsü²-lo²-fa²
    • Yale: Syú-lwó-fá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyuluofar
    • Palladius: Сюйлофа (Sjujlofa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ fä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi⁴ lo⁴ fat⁶
    • Yale: chèuih lòh faht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey⁴ lo⁴ fat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu⁴ lo⁴ fed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ lɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: zjo la bjot

Rime
Character	徐	羅	伐
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)	來 (37)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)	歌 (94)	月 (68)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	I	III
Fanqie	似魚切	魯何切	房越切
Baxter	zjo	la	bjot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/zɨʌ/	/lɑ/	/bʉɐt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ziɔ/	/lɑ/	/bʷiɐt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ziɔ/	/lɑ/	/biuɐt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zɨə̆/	/la/	/buat̚/
Li Rong	/ziɔ/	/lɑ/	/biuɐt̚/
Wang Li	/zĭo/	/lɑ/	/bĭwɐt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/zi̯wo/	/lɑ/	/bʱi̯wɐt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xú	luó	fá
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi4	lo4	faat6

Proper noun

徐羅伐

1. Seorabeol, the capital of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla; modern Gyeongju
2. the kingdom of Silla