波羅

See also: 波罗

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (波羅)		波	羅
simp. (波罗)		波	罗

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bōluó

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄌㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ lo⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: bōluó
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄌㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: boluo
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    波羅／波罗
    菠蘿／菠萝
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bo¹ lo⁴
  - Yale: bō lòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ lo⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bo¹ lo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/

Middle Chinese: /puɑ lɑ/▼

Rime
Character	波	羅
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	博禾切	魯何切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwa/	/la/
Li Rong	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Wang Li	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/puɑ/	/lɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bō	luó

Etymology 1

From the language of the ancient state of Nanzhao, likely derived ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la (“tiger”). Compare Southern Bai lod (“tiger”), jinl bol lod (“male tiger”), Sichuan Yi ꆿ (lat, “tiger”).

Noun

波羅

(obsolete, chiefly Nanzhao) tiger
- 法駕避星回，波羅毘勇猜。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  法驾避星回，波罗毘勇猜。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 趙叔達, 星回節避風臺驃信命賦
  Fǎjià bì xīnghuí, bōluó píyǒng cāi. [Pinyin]
  The king's chariot took shelter [from the wind] when the star returned [a festival in Nanzhao at the end of the year], the tiger and the wild horse in mind.
- 俗無絲綿布帛，披波羅皮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  俗无丝绵布帛，披波罗皮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 4
  Sú wú sīmián bùbó, pī bōluó pí. [Pinyin]
  It was their custom not to use silk or cloth textiles; they draped tiger skins over themselves.

Etymology 2

Noun

波羅

(literary) Short for 波羅蜜／波罗蜜 (bōluómì, “paramita”).
- 世事由來不可論，波羅忍辱是玄門。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  世事由来不可论，波罗忍辱是玄门。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 李贄 (Li Zhi), 得上院信
  Shìshì yóulái bùkě lùn, bōluó rěnrǔ shì xuánmén. [Pinyin]
  The origin of worldly affairs cannot be discussed; paramita and patience is the profound realm.
Alternative form of 菠蘿／菠萝 (bōluó, “pineapple”).

Etymology 3

Adjective

波羅

(archaic) melancholy

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