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珠穆朗瑪

珠穆朗瑪

See also: 珠穆朗玛

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (珠穆朗瑪)		珠	穆	朗	瑪
simp. (珠穆朗玛)		珠	穆	朗	玛
alt. forms		珠穆瑯瑪／珠穆琅玛

珠穆朗瑪

Proper noun

珠穆朗瑪

Mount Everest

Synonyms

珠穆朗瑪峰／珠穆朗玛峰 (Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng)
珠峰 (Zhūfēng)

Etymology

Borrowing from Tibetan ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ ‎(jo mo glang ma, “Holy Mother”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Zhūmùlǎngmǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄤˇ ㄇㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ muk⁶ long⁵ maa⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Zhūmùlǎngmǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄤˇ ㄇㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jumuhlaangmaa
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ muk⁶ long⁵ maa⁵
  - Yale: jyū muhk lóhng máh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ muk⁹ long⁵ maa⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyː⁵⁵ mʊk̚² lɔːŋ¹³ mɑː¹³/