博鰲

See also: 博鳌

Chinese

		extensive; ample; rich extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble	sea turtle
trad. (博鰲)		博	鰲
simp. (博鳌)		博	鳌

Etymology

The interpretation as 博 (bó, “vast; abundant”) + 鰲／鳌 (áo, “mythological sea turtle”) is likely folk etymology because it was also written as 卜敖. It may be composed of Lingao bak⁷ (“mouth”) and ŋa¹ (“port; harbour”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bó'áo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bok³ ngou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bó'áo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Bó-áo
    • Wade–Giles: Po²-ao²
    • Yale: Bwó-áu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Boraur
    • Palladius: Боао (Boao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bok³ ngou⁴
    • Yale: bok ngòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bok⁸ ngou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bog³ ngou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːk̚³ ŋou̯²¹/

Proper noun

博鰲

1. (～鎮) Bo'ao, Boao (a town in Qionghai, Hainan, China)

Descendants

• → English: Bo'ao, Boao