烏來
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (烏來) | 烏 | 來 | |
| simp. (乌来) | 乌 | 来 | |
Etymology
From Atayal ulay (“hot spring”), referring to the hot springs for which the district is most famous.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wu1 loi4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Vû-lòi
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): U-lâi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Wūlái
- Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wulái
- Wade–Giles: Wu1-lai2
- Yale: Wū-lái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ulai
- Palladius: Улай (Ulaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wu1 loi4
- Yale: wū lòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu1 loi4
- Guangdong Romanization: wu1 loi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuː⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vû-lòi
- Hakka Romanization System: vuˊ loiˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: vu1 loi2
- Sinological IPA: /vu²⁴ loi̯¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: U-lâi
- Tâi-lô: U-lâi
- Phofsit Daibuun: ulaai
- IPA (Xiamen): /u⁴⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /u³³ lai²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /u⁴⁴⁻²² lai¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /u⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /u⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
烏來
- (～區) Wulai (a district of New Taipei City, Taiwan)