瓜地馬拉

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (瓜地馬拉)		瓜	地	馬	拉
simp. (瓜地马拉)		瓜	地	马	拉

Etymology

Attested as early as 1857 in 六合叢談.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guādìmǎlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa¹ dei⁶ maa⁵ laai¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Kôa-thi-mâ-lâ
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Koa-tē-bé-lá / Koa-tōe-bé-lá

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Guādìmǎlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Guadìmǎla
    • Wade–Giles: Kua¹-ti⁴-ma³-la¹
    • Yale: Gwā-dì-mǎ-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guadihmaalha
    • Palladius: Гуадимала (Guadimala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaa¹ dei⁶ maa⁵ laai¹
    • Yale: gwā deih máh lāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa¹ dei⁶ maa⁵ laai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gua¹ déi⁶ ma⁵ lai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaː⁵⁵ tei̯²² maː¹³ laːi̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kôa-thi-mâ-lâ
    • Hakka Romanization System: gua^ˊ ti ma^ˊ la^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gua¹ ti⁴ ma¹ la¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ku̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰi⁵⁵ ma²⁴⁻¹¹ la²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa-tē-bé-lá
    • Tâi-lô: Kua-tē-bé-lá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koa'dexbeflar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kua⁴⁴⁻³³ te³³⁻²¹ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ la⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa-tōe-bé-lá
    • Tâi-lô: Kua-tuē-bé-lá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koa'doexbeflar
    • IPA (Taipei): /kua⁴⁴⁻³³ tue³³⁻¹¹ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ la⁵³/

Proper noun

瓜地馬拉

1. (chiefly Taiwan) Guatemala

Synonyms

• (Mainland China) 危地馬拉／危地马拉 (Wēidìmǎlā)