琵琶湖

琵琶湖

Chinese

		pipa	lake
simp. and trad. (琵琶湖)		琵琶	湖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Pípáhú

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pei⁴ paa⁴ wu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Pípáhú
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pyiparhwu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Pípáhú
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰi³⁵ pʰä³⁵ xu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: pei⁴ paa⁴ wu⁴
    • Yale: pèih pàh wùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pei⁴ paa⁴ wu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: péi⁴ pa⁴ wu⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰei̯²¹ pʰäː²¹ wuː²¹/

Proper noun

琵琶湖

1. Lake Biwa

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
琵	琶	湖
び Jinmeiyō	わ Jinmeiyō	こ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Proper noun

琵琶湖 (hiragana びわこ, rōmaji Biwako)

1. (Japanese lake) Lake Biwa

   琵琶湖 (びわこ)は、日本 (にほん)で最 (もっと)も大 (おお)きい湖 (みずうみ)です。

   Biwako wa, nihon de motto mo ōkii mizuumi desu.

   Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan.