武林

武林

Chinese

		martial; military	woods; forest
simp. and trad. (武林)		武	林
Literally: “martial forest”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔlín

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ lam⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): bú-lîm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wǔlín
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuulin
    • IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lin³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ lam⁴
    • Yale: móuh làhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ lam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ lem⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ lɐm²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-lîm
    • Tâi-lô: bú-lîm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bwliim
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lim²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lim²³/

Noun

武林

1. (wuxia fiction) community of martial artists

   武林高手  ―  wǔlíngāoshǒu  ―  kung fu master

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (武林):

• → Vietnamese: võ lâm (武林)

• → Thai: บู๊ลิ้ม (búu-lím)