八尾

Chinese

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

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 八尾 (Yao).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Bāwěi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄨㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Bāwěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bawoei
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

八尾

(～市) Yao (a city in Ōsaka, 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

Kun’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ja̠o̞]

Proper noun

八尾 (hiragana やお, rōmaji Yao, historical hiragana やを)

Yao, Osaka

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

Kun’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ja̠t͡sɨᵝo̞]

Proper noun

八尾 (hiragana やつお, rōmaji Yatsuo, historical hiragana やつを)

(historical) Yatsuo, Toyama

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