吉隆坡

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (吉隆坡)		吉	隆坡

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jílóngpō

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄛ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gat¹ lung⁴ bo¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): git² luung³ bo¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Kit-lùng-phô
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Kiat-liông-pho / Kit-liông-pho / Kiat-lâng-pho / Kat-lâng-pho
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷ciq-lon-phu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jílóngpō
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jílóngpo
  - Wade–Giles: Chi²-lung²-pʻo¹
  - Yale: Jí-lúng-pwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyilongpo
  - Palladius: Цзилунпо (Czilunpo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gat¹ lung⁴ bo¹
  - Yale: gāt lùhng bō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ lung⁴ bo¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ lung⁴ bo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ lʊŋ²¹ pɔː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: git² luung³ bo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kit̚⁵⁵ lɵŋ²² pᵘɔ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kit-lùng-phô
  - Hakka Romanization System: gid^ˋ lung^ˇ po^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gid⁵ lung² po¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kit̚² luŋ¹¹ pʰo²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-liông-pho
  - Tâi-lô: Kiat-liông-pho
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiatliongphoy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰo³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²³⁻³³ pʰɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰo⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kit-liông-pho
  - Tâi-lô: Kit-liông-pho
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kitliongphoy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kit̚³²⁻⁵ liɔŋ¹³⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-lâng-pho
  - Tâi-lô: Kiat-lâng-pho
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiatlangphoy
  - IPA (Penang): /kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻²¹ pʰo³³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kat-lâng-pho
  - Tâi-lô: Kat-lâng-pho
  - Phofsit Daibuun: katlangphoy
  - IPA (Penang): /kat̚³⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻²¹ pʰo³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷ciq-lon-phu
  - MiniDict: cih^入 lon phu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiq-lon-phu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ loŋ⁵⁵ pʰu²¹/

Proper noun

吉隆坡

(～聯邦直轄區, ～市) Kuala Lumpur (the capital city and largest city in Malaysia)
- 1894, G. T. Hare, editor, A Text Book of Documentary Chinese: Selected and Designed for the Special Use of Members of the Civil Service of the Straits Settlements, volume I, Singapore, page 111:
  
  如有新客老客到吉隆坡不入公所報名註冊領取執照者，一經查出，即行捉拏究治。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  如有新客老客到吉隆坡不入公所报名注册领取执照者，一经查出，即行捉拿究治。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Rú yǒu xīnkè lǎo kè dào Jílóngpō bù rù gōngsuǒ bàomíng zhùcè lǐngqǔ zhízhào zhě, yījīng cháchū, jíxíng zhuōná jiūzhì. [Pinyin]
  If any new or old customers come to Kuala Lumpur but fail to go to the government office to register and obtain a license, they will be arrested and punished once discovered.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 吉隆坡 (“Kuala Lumpur”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		吉隆坡
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	吉隆坡
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	吉隆坡
Cantonese	Hong Kong	吉隆坡
Cantonese	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	KL
Hakka	Senai (Huiyang)	吉隆坡
Southern Min	Xiamen	吉隆坡
	Quanzhou	吉隆坡
	Zhangzhou	吉隆坡
	Penang (Hokkien)	吉隆坡
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	KL
Wu	Shanghai	吉隆坡