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基佬

基佬

Chinese

		gay	man, bloke
simp. and trad. (基佬)		基	佬

Noun

基佬

(neologism) gay man

Etymology

Originally Cantonese. 基 (gei1) is a borrowing from English gay ‎(“homosexual”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīlǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ lou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīlǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄌㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jilao
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ lou²
  - Yale: gēi lóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ lou²
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/