佛波勒
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Chinese
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simp. and trad. (佛波勒) |
佛 | 波 | 勒 |
Etymology
[edit]From the pinyin readings of the letters F, B and L, which is a pseudo initialism of English Federal Bureau of Investigation. The use of L instead of I is due to the resemblance of lowercase l (el) to uppercase I (i) under sans-serif fonts.
Pronunciation
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- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄛˊ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Fóbolè
- Wade–Giles: Fo2-po1-lê4
- Yale: Fwó-bwō-lè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Forboleh
- Palladius: Фоболэ (Fobolɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
[edit]佛波勒
- (Mainland China, neologism, humorous) the FBI; the Federal Bureau of Investigation