嘎啦

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (嘎啦)		嘎	啦

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gālā

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄚㄌㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ laa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gālā → gāla (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄚㄌㄚ → ㄍㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ga.lha
  - IPA ^(key): /kä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/ → /kä⁵⁵ lä²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ laa¹
  - Yale: gā lā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ laa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ la¹
  - IPA ^(key): /käː⁵⁵ läː⁵⁵/

Noun

嘎啦

(onomatopoeia) rumbling; rattling

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǎla

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄚˇ ˙ㄌㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǎla
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄚˇ ˙ㄌㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaa.lha
  - IPA ^(key): /kä²¹⁴ lä⁴/

Noun

嘎啦

(Northeastern Mandarin) Alternative form of 蛤蝲 (“clam”).

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Proper noun

嘎啦

(～果, ～蘋果) Gala (a type of apple)

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