堡壘

See also: 堡垒 and 堡塁

Chinese

		earthwork; castle; position of defence earthwork; castle; position of defence; stronghold; character used in place names	rampart
trad. (堡壘)		堡	壘
simp. (堡垒)		堡	垒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎolěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄟˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bou² leoi⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): bau² lui⁴

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-lúi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-lúi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎolěi [Phonetic: báolěi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎolěi
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-lei³
    • Yale: bǎu-lěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoleei
    • Palladius: баолэй (baolɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² leoi⁵
    • Yale: bóu léuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² loey⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² lêu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ lɵy̯¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: bau² lui⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pau⁵⁵ lui²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-lúi
    • Hakka Romanization System: bo^ˋ lui^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ lui³
    • Sinological IPA: /po³¹ lu̯i³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-lúi
    • Tâi-lô: pó-luí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poyluie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lui⁴¹/

Noun

堡壘

1. (literally) fortress; redoubt; fortification
2. (figuratively) stronghold

Derived terms

• 堡壘象棋 / 堡垒象棋 (bǎolěi xiàngqí)
• 空中堡壘 / 空中堡垒

 

Related terms

• 城堡 (chéngbǎo)
• 城牆／城墙 (chéngqiáng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (堡壘):

• → Japanese: 堡(ほう)塁(るい) (hōrui); 堡(ほ)塁(るい) (horui)
• → Korean: 보루(堡壘) (boru)
• → Vietnamese: bảo luỹ (堡壘)