亞庇

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (亞庇)		亞	庇
simp. (亚庇)		亚	庇

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Api, Api-Api, the former names of the city. Api in the name may refer to mangroves. Compare Thai พีพี (pii-pii), name for the Phi Phi Islands which may be etymologically related.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yàbì, Yǎbì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄧˋ, ㄧㄚˇ ㄅㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yàbì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàbì
  - Wade–Giles: ya⁴-pi⁴
  - Yale: yà-bì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahbih
  - Palladius: яби (jabi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yǎbì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄅㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎbì
  - Wade–Giles: ya³-pi⁴
  - Yale: yǎ-bì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeabih
  - Palladius: яби (jabi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹/

Proper noun

亞庇

(～市) Kota Kinabalu (a city, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia)