老婆餅
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See also: 老婆饼
Chinese
[edit]wife; waifu | round flat cake; cookie; cake round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry | ||
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trad. (老婆餅) | 老婆 | 餅 | |
simp. (老婆饼) | 老婆 | 饼 |
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Etymology
[edit]See Sweetheart cake#Legendary origin on Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄆㄛ ㄅㄧㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎopo̊bǐng
- Wade–Giles: lao3-pʻo5-ping3
- Yale: lǎu-pwo-bǐng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.pobiing
- Palladius: лаопобин (laopobin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ pʰu̯ɔ⁴ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou5 po4 beng2
- Yale: lóuh pòh béng
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5 po4 beng2
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5 po4 béng2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹ pɛːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]老婆餅
- sweetheart cake; wife cake (a Cantonese pastry)