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波濤

波濤

See also: 波涛

Chinese

		wave; ripple; storm wave; ripple; storm; surge	big wave
trad. (波濤)		波	濤
simp. (波涛)		波	涛

Noun

波濤

great wave; billow

Etymology

From 波 (bō, “wave”) + 濤／涛 (tāo, “large wave”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bōtāo, bōtáo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄊㄠ, ㄅㄛㄊㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ tou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: bōtāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄊㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: botau
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: bōtáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄊㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: botaur
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bo¹ tou⁴
  - Yale: bō tòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ tou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/