八尾

Chinese

		eight	tail
trad. (八尾)		八	尾
simp. #(八尾)		八	尾

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 八尾 (Yao).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bāwěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄨㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bāwěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Bawěi
    • Wade–Giles: Pa¹-wei³
    • Yale: Bā-wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bawoei
    • Palladius: Бавэй (Bavɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

八尾

1. (～市) Yao (a city in Ōsaka prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
八	尾
や Grade: 1	お Grade: S
kun’yomi

Compound of 八 (ya, “eight”) +‎ 尾 (o, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠o̞]

Proper noun

八(や)尾(お) • (Yao) ^{←やを (yawo)?}

1. Yao (a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
八	尾
やつ Grade: 1	お Grade: S
kun’yomi

Compound of 八 (yatsu, “eight”) +‎ 尾 (o, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠t͡sɨᵝo̞]

Proper noun

八(やつ)尾(お) • (Yatsuo) ^{←やつを (yatwo)?}

1. (historical) Yatsuo (a town in Nei, Toyama Prefecture, Japan) [–2005]