古巴
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (古巴) |
古 | 巴 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Cuba. First attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602].
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Gǔbā
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Gǔba
- Wade–Giles: Ku3-pa1
- Yale: Gǔ-bā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guuba
- Palladius: Губа (Guba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Jyutping: gu2 baa1
- Yale: gú bā
- Cantonese Pinyin: gu2 baa1
- Guangdong Romanization: gu2 ba1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuː³⁵ paː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kó͘-pa
- Tâi-lô: Kóo-pa
- Phofsit Daibuun: kofpaf
- IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pa³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pa⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
古巴
- Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)
- 1623, 艾儒略 [Giulio Alenio], 職方外紀, volume 4, page 15:
- 兩亞墨利加之島，不可勝數。其大者為小以西把尼亞，為古巴，為牙賣加等，氣候大抵多熱，草木開花，終歲不斷。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Liǎng Yàmòlìjiā zhī dǎo, bùkěshèngshǔ. Qí dà zhě wéi Xiǎoyǐxībǎníyà, wéi Gǔbā, wéi Yámàijiā děng, qìhòu dàdǐ duō rè, cǎomù kāihuā, zhōngsuì bùduàn. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
两亚墨利加之岛，不可胜数。其大者为小以西把尼亚，为古巴，为牙卖加等，气候大抵多热，草木开花，终岁不断。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]