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雪茄

雪茄

Chinese

		snow	eggplant
simp. and trad. (雪茄)		雪	茄

Noun

雪茄

cigar

Etymology

From transliteration of English cigar.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xuějiā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ gaa¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siet-kâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuějiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuejia
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕɥ̯œ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: syut³ gaa¹
  - Yale: syut gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ gaa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyːt̚³ kɑː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siet-kâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: xied` ga´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiad⁵ ga¹
  - IPA: /ɕi̯et̚² ka²⁴/