武林
Chinese
| martial; military | woods; forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (武林) |
武 | 林 | |
| Literally: “martial forest”. | |||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǔlín
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔlín
- Wade–Giles: wu3-lin2
- Yale: wǔ-lín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuulin
- Palladius: улинь (ulinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Jyutping: mou5 lam4
- Yale: móuh làhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 lam4
- Guangdong Romanization: mou5 lem4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯¹³ lɐm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-lîm
- Tâi-lô: bú-lîm
- Phofsit Daibuun: bwliim
- IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lim²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lim²³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
武林
- (chiefly literary or poetic) synonym of 杭州 (Hángzhōu)
Noun
武林
- (wuxia fiction) community of martial artists
- 武林高手 ― wǔlín gāoshǒu ― kung fu master