Chinese

Proper noun

白堊紀

1. the Cretaceous period

See also

• 侏羅紀／侏罗纪 (Zhūluójì)
• 中生代 (Zhōngshēngdài)
• 古近紀／古近纪 (Gǔjìnjì)

Japanese

Etymology

白堊 ‎(hakua, “white chalk”) +‎ 紀 ‎(ki, “period”)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) はくあ​き [hàkúáꜜkì] (Nakadaka - [3])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯᵝa̠kʲi]

Proper noun

白堊紀 ‎(hiragana はくあき, romaji Hakuaki)

1. Alternative spelling of 白亜紀