西伯利

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (西伯利)		西	伯	利

Etymology

From English Siberia or Russian Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xībólì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xībólì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sibólì
  - Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-po²-li⁴
  - Yale: Syī-bwó-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiborlih
  - Palladius: Сиболи (Siboli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹/

Proper noun

西伯利

(obsolete) Siberia (the region of Russia in Asia)
- 歐羅巴之平原，自北海濱，接普魯士、俄羅斯，至烏拉嶺，連西伯利，至太平洋，原野綿亙，一望無垠。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  欧罗巴之平原，自北海滨，接普鲁士、俄罗斯，至乌拉岭，连西伯利，至太平洋，原野绵亘，一望无垠。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Alexander Wylie, editor (1857 June 22), 六合叢談, volume 6
  Ōuluóbā zhī píngyuán, zì Běihǎi bīn, jiē Pǔlǔshì, Éluósī, zhì Wūlālǐng, lián Xībólì, zhì Tàipíngyáng, yuányě miángèn, yīwàngwúyín. [Pinyin]
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Synonyms

西伯利亞／西伯利亚 (Xībólìyà)

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