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㗎佬

㗎佬

Chinese

			male; man (Cantonese)
simp. and trad. (㗎佬)		㗎	佬

Alternative forms

架佬 (jiàlǎo)

Noun

㗎佬

(Cantonese, colloquial, derogatory) a Japanese person

See also

㗎仔, 㗎妹
鬼佬 (guǐlǎo)

Etymology

㗎 ‎(a representation of Japanese か ‎(final interrogative particle)) +‎ 佬 ‎(“man, bloke”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiàlǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa⁴ lou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiàlǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahlao
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    㗎佬
    架佬
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa⁴ lou²
  - Yale: gàh lóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa⁴ lou²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑː²¹ lou̯³⁵/