博物院

Chinese

		every manifestation of nature; all living things	courtyard; institution
trad. (博物院)		博物	院
simp. #(博物院)		博物	院

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bówùyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bok³ mat⁶ jyun^6-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phok-bu̍t-īⁿ / pok-bu̍t-īⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bówùyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bówùyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: po²-wu⁴-yüan⁴
    • Yale: bwó-wù-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: borwuhyuann
    • Palladius: бо’уюань (bo’ujuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bok³ mat⁶ jyun^6-2
    • Yale: bok maht yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bok⁸ mat⁹ jyn^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: bog³ med⁶ yun^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːk̚³ mɐt̚² jyːn²²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phok-bu̍t-īⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: phok-bu̍t-īnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phokbud'vi
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ but̚⁴⁻³² ĩ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ĩ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ but̚²⁴⁻² ĩ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ but̚⁴⁻³² ĩ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pok-bu̍t-īⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pok-bu̍t-īnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pokbud'vi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pɔk̚³²⁻⁴ but̚⁴⁻³² ĩ²²/

Noun

博物院

1. museum (Classifier: 家)

   故宮博物院／故宫博物院  ―  gùgōng bówùyuàn  ―  Palace Museum

Usage notes

Though 博物館／博物馆 (bówùguǎn) and 博物院 (bówùyuàn) are both translated into English as museum, it should be noted that the former refers to a museum of any size, while the latter is usually reserved for museums built to a large scale.

Synonyms

• 博物館／博物馆 (bówùguǎn)
• 死景 (Singapore Hokkien)