圖伯特

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (圖伯特)		圖	伯	特
simp. (图伯特)		图	伯	特

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Tibet, popularized by American tibetologist Elliot Sperling.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Túbótè

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄊㄜˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Túbótè
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄊㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Túbótè
  - Wade–Giles: Tʻu²-po²-tʻê⁴
  - Yale: Tú-bwó-tè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Twuborteh
  - Palladius: Туботэ (Tubotɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu³⁵ pwɔ³⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/

Proper noun

圖伯特

Synonym of 吐蕃

Usage notes

Sometimes used among Tibetan independence supporters. For general use, 吐蕃 (Tǔbō) is used for historical uses and 西藏 (Xīzàng) is used for modern uses.

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