博鰲

See also: 博鳌

Chinese

		extensive; ample; rich extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble	sea turtle
trad. (博鰲)		博	鰲
simp. (博鳌)		博	鳌

Etymology

The interpretation as 博 (bó, “vast; abundant”) + 鰲／鳌 (áo, “mythological sea turtle”) is likely folk etymology because it was also written as 卜敖. It may be composed of Lingao bak⁷ (“mouth”) and ŋa¹ (“port; harbour”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Bó'áo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bok³ ngou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Bó'áo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Bó-áo
  - Wade–Giles: Po²-ao²
  - Yale: Bwó-áu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Boraur
  - Palladius: Боао (Boao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bok³ ngou⁴
  - Yale: bok ngòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bok⁸ ngou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bog³ ngou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːk̚³ ŋou̯²¹/

Proper noun

博鰲

(～鎮) Bo'ao, Boao (a town in Qionghai, Hainan, China)

Descendants

→ English: Bo'ao, Boao

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