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Polo
波羅 is a common way to write Polo in Chinese.
This would also be the way to write Polo for the surname or the car made by Volkswagen (the Polo model is sold worldwide with the exception of the USA). It can also refer to Marco Polo in Chinese.
In Japanese, this is a name that romanizes as Hara.
Polo
馬球 is the Chinese title of the ancient game of polo.
During the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), the elite and rich would mount their horses and engage in this rigorous sport. It is the only sport of that period where women were also known to play.
The original polo came from Persia and may have been played in China hundreds of years before the Tang popularized it.
The characters "馬球" literally mean "horse ball".
Polo
ポロ is the name Polo or Pollo in Japanese Katakana.
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Marco Polo
馬可波羅 is the Chinese title for Marco Polo, the Venetian explorer who traveled the Silk road to China in the late 1200's AD.
Water Polo
水球 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title for water polo.
The literal meaning of the characters is "water ball".
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
ポロ see styles |
poro ポロ |
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水球 see styles |
shuǐ qiú shui3 qiu2 shui ch`iu shui chiu suikyuu / suikyu すいきゅう |
 More info & calligraphy: water polo |
波羅 波罗 see styles |
bō luó bo1 luo2 po lo hara はら |
 More info & calligraphy: (surname) Hara fool |
馬球 马球 see styles |
mǎ qiú ma3 qiu2 ma ch`iu ma chiu |
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馬可波羅 马可波罗 see styles |
mǎ kě bō luó ma3 ke3 bo1 luo2 ma k`o po lo ma ko po lo |
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打毬 see styles |
dakyuu / dakyu だきゅう |
{sports} dakyū; polo-like game |
ポーロ see styles |
pooro ポーロ |
(surname) Polo |
水球場 水球场 see styles |
shuǐ qiú chǎng shui3 qiu2 chang3 shui ch`iu ch`ang shui chiu chang |
water polo pool |
盧溝橋 卢沟桥 see styles |
lú gōu qiáo lu2 gou1 qiao2 lu kou ch`iao lu kou chiao rokoukyou / rokokyo ろこうきょう |
Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1] Marco Polo Bridge (China); (place-name) Marco Polo Bridge (China) |
納縛波 纳缚波 see styles |
nà fú bō na4 fu2 bo1 na fu po Nōbaha |
Na-fu-po, Hsuanzang's name for a city on the ancient site of I-hsun 伊循, capital of Shan-shan 鄯善 in the Former Han dynasty, afterwards known as Nob or Lop (in Marco Polo). It corresponds to the modern Charkhlik; Nafubo |
蘆溝橋 芦沟桥 see styles |
lú gōu qiáo lu2 gou1 qiao2 lu kou ch`iao lu kou chiao rokoukyou / rokokyo ろこうきょう |
Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1] (irregular kanji usage) Marco Polo Bridge (China); (place-name) Marco Polo Bridge (China) |
ジパング see styles |
jipangu ジパング |
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo) (ita:); (place-name) Japan |
ヒルポロ see styles |
hiruporo ヒルポロ |
(personal name) Gil Polo |
七七事變 七七事变 see styles |
qī qī shì biàn qi1 qi1 shi4 bian4 ch`i ch`i shih pien chi chi shih pien |
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1] |
北支事変 see styles |
hokushijihen ほくしじへん |
(hist) Marco Polo Bridge Incident (1937) |
目隠し鬼 see styles |
mekakushioni めかくしおに |
game of (blindfolded) tag similar to the children's swimming pool game "Marco Polo" |
ポロコート see styles |
porokooto ポロコート |
polo coat |
ポロシャツ see styles |
poroshatsu ポロシャツ |
polo shirt |
東方見聞録 see styles |
touhoukenbunroku / tohokenbunroku とうほうけんぶんろく |
(wk) The Travels of Marco Polo |
盧溝橋事件 see styles |
rokoukyoujiken / rokokyojiken ろこうきょうじけん |
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937) |
盧溝橋事變 卢沟桥事变 see styles |
lú gōu qiáo shì biàn lu2 gou1 qiao2 shi4 bian4 lu kou ch`iao shih pien lu kou chiao shih pien |
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1] |
蘆溝橋事件 see styles |
rokoukyoujiken / rokokyojiken ろこうきょうじけん |
(irregular kanji usage) Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937) |
蘆溝橋事變 芦沟桥事变 see styles |
lú gōu qiáo shì biàn lu2 gou1 qiao2 shi4 bian4 lu kou ch`iao shih pien lu kou chiao shih pien |
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1] |
ポロ・コート see styles |
poro kooto ポロ・コート |
polo coat |
ポロ・シャツ see styles |
poro shatsu ポロ・シャツ |
polo shirt |
マルコポーロ see styles |
marukopooro マルコポーロ |
(person) Marco Polo |
ウォーターポロ see styles |
wootaaporo / wootaporo ウォーターポロ |
water polo |
ウオーターポロ see styles |
uootaaporo / uootaporo ウオーターポロ |
water polo |
タートルネック see styles |
taatorunekku / tatorunekku タートルネック |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater |
マルコ・ポーロ see styles |
maruko pooro マルコ・ポーロ |
(person) Marco Polo |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Polo | 波羅 波罗 | hara | bō luó / bo1 luo2 / bo luo / boluo | po lo / polo |
| Polo | 馬球 马球 | mǎ qiú / ma3 qiu2 / ma qiu / maqiu | ma ch`iu / machiu / ma chiu | |
| Polo | ポロ | poro | ||
| Marco Polo | 馬可波羅 马可波罗 | mǎ kě bō luó ma3 ke3 bo1 luo2 ma ke bo luo makeboluo | ma k`o po lo makopolo ma ko po lo |
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| Water Polo | 水球 | sui kyuu / suikyuu / sui kyu | shuǐ qiú / shui3 qiu2 / shui qiu / shuiqiu | shui ch`iu / shuichiu / shui chiu |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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