伯利恆

See also: 伯利恒

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (伯利恆)		伯	利	恆
simp. (伯利恒)		伯	利	恒

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ léḥem).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Bólìhéng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ lei⁶ hang⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Pak-li-hèn
Northern Min (KCR): Bă-lī-ǎing
Eastern Min (BUC): Báik-lé-*hèng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): beh⁶ li⁵ heng²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Pek-lī-hêng / Piak-lī-hn̂g

(Teochew, Peng'im): bêg⁴ li⁶ hêng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Bólìhéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Bólìhéng
  - Wade–Giles: Po²-li⁴-hêng²
  - Yale: Bwó-lì-héng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Borlihherng
  - Palladius: Болихэн (Bolixɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak³ lei⁶ hang⁴
  - Yale: baak leih hàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ lei⁶ hang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag³ léi⁶ heng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ lei̯²² hɐŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Pak-li-hèn
  - Hakka Romanization System: bag^ˋ li hen^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bag⁵ li⁴ hen²
  - Sinological IPA: /pak̚² li⁵⁵ hen¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Bă-lī-ǎing
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pa²⁴ li⁵⁵ aiŋ²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Báik-lé-*hèng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɛiŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: beh⁶ li⁵ heng² [Phonetic: beh⁴ li⁵ heng²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Beh-lī-héng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛʔ²¹⁻⁴² li¹¹ hɛŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: beh⁶ li⁵ heng² [Phonetic: beh⁷ li⁵ heng²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛʔ²⁻⁴ li²¹ hɛŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pek-lī-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: Pik-lī-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peklixheeng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ li³³⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁵ li²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Piak-lī-hn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: Piak-lī-hn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: piaklixhngg
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² hŋ̍²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bêg⁴ li⁶ hêng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pek lĭ hêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pek̚²⁻⁴ li³⁵⁻¹¹ heŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

伯利恆

(Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy or secular) Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus)

Synonyms

Terms for Bethlehem in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	伯利恆
Roman Catholic	白冷
Eastern Orthodox	微福列耶木