香格里拉

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (香格里拉)		香	格	里	拉

Etymology

Borrowed from English Shangri-La; compare 香巴拉 (Xiāngbālā, “Shambala”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xiānggélǐlā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ gaak³ lei⁵ laai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xiānggélǐlā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianggerliilha
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ la̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoeng¹ gaak³ lei⁵ laai¹
  - Yale: hēung gaak léih lāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ gaak⁸ lei⁵ laai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ gag³ léi⁵ lai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ kɑːk̚³ lei̯¹³ lɑːi̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

香格里拉

Shangri-La
(～市) Shangri-La City, Yunnan, China
(～鎮) Xianggelila Township, Sichuan, China

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