天婦羅

See also: 天妇罗

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (天婦羅)		天	婦	羅
simp. (天妇罗)		天	妇	罗

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 天麩羅 (tenpura).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiānfùluó

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ fu⁵ lo⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: tiānfùluó
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianfuhluo
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tianfùluó
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰjɛn⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ lwɔ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    天婦羅／天妇罗
    天富羅／天富罗
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ fu⁵ lo⁴
  - Yale: tīn fúh lòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ fu⁵ lo⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ fu⁵ lo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ fuː¹³ lɔː²¹/

Noun

天婦羅

tempura

Synonyms

天麩羅／天麸罗 (tiānfūluó)
甜不辣 (tiánbùlà)
天富羅／天富罗 (tiānfùluó)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	婦	羅
てん Grade: 1	ふ > ぷ Grade: 5	ら Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

天婦羅 (hiragana てんぷら, katakana テンプラ, rōmaji tenpura)

Alternative spelling of 天麩羅: tempura: a Japanese dish made from seafood, chicken, or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried

Usage notes

This spelling swaps out the 麩 character meaning wheat gluten in reference to the batter used in making tempura, for the more-common character 婦 of the same reading, but meaning wife.

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