貝多

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (貝多)		貝	多
simp. (贝多)		贝	多
variant forms		梖多 Corypha umbraculifera

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bèiduō

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ do¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bèiduō
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyduo
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bui³ do¹
  - Yale: bui dō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ do¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bui³ do¹
  - IPA ^(key): /puːy̯³³ tɔː⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit पत्र (patra, “leaf; paper; etc.”) and पत्त्र (pattra, “leaf; leaf prepared for writing on”).

Noun

貝多

(～樹) Corypha umbraculifera
(Buddhism) Buddhist scriptures

Derived terms

貝多樹／贝多树

貝葉／贝叶 (bèiyè)

Proper noun

貝多

(Chinese mythology) a state in Chinese mythology during the Zhou Dynasty

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