蜜蠟

See also: 蜜蝋 and 蜜蜡

Chinese

		honey	candle; wax
trad. (蜜蠟)		蜜	蠟
simp. (蜜蜡)		蜜	蜡

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mìlà

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ ㄌㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶ laap⁶
Min Nan (POJ): bi̍t-la̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mìlà → mìla (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ ㄌㄚˋ → ㄇㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih.lah
  - IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ la̠⁵¹/ → /mi⁵¹ la̠¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mat⁶ laap⁶
  - Yale: maht laahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹ laap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: med⁶ lab⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚² lɑːp̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi̍t-la̍h
  - Tâi-lô: bi̍t-la̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bidlah
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bit̚⁴⁻³² laʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bit̚²⁴⁻²² laʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bit̚⁴⁻³² laʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bit̚⁴⁻³² laʔ⁴/

Noun

蜜蠟

beeswax
(uncommon) amber

Usage notes

Sense #1 (beeswax) is usually pronounced mìlà, whilst the less common Sense #2 (amber) is usually pronounced mìla.

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