奈何橋

Chinese

		how; to no avail	bridge
trad. (奈何橋)		奈何	橋
simp. (奈何桥)		奈何	桥

Etymology

From 奈河橋／奈河桥 (nàihéqiáo).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nàihéqiáo

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ ho⁴ kiu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nàihéqiáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nayherchyau
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nàihéciáo
  - IPA ^(key): /naɪ̯⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: noi⁶ ho⁴ kiu⁴
  - Yale: noih hòh kìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ ho⁴ kiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ ho⁴ kiu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /nɔːy̯²² hɔː²¹ kʰiːu̯²¹/

Noun

奈何橋

(Taoism, Chinese folk religion) “Bridge of Helplessness”, a bridge every soul has to cross before being reincarnated

See also

孟婆湯／孟婆汤 (mèngpótāng)

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