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可口可樂

可口可樂

See also: 可口可乐

Chinese

		tasty; delicious	funny; amusing; entertaining
trad. (可口可樂)		可口	可樂
simp. (可口可乐)		可口	可乐
Literally: “palatable and enjoyable”.

Noun

可口可樂

Coca-Cola

Synonyms

(obsolete) 蝌蝌齦蠟／蝌蝌龈蜡

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Coca-Cola.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Kěkǒukělè

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² hau² ho² lok⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Kěkǒukělè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Keekooukeeleh
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² hau² ho² lok⁶
  - Yale: hó háu hó lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² hau² ho² lok⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ hɔː³⁵ lɔːk̚²/