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外來詞

外來詞

See also: 外来词

Chinese

		foreign, exotic	works; phrases; classical Chinese poem works; phrases; classical Chinese poem; word; diction
trad. (外來詞)		外來	詞
simp. (外来词)		外来	词

Noun

外來詞

(linguistics) loanword

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wàiláicí

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄘˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ loi⁴ ci⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàiláicí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄘˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waylaitsyr
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ loi⁴ ci⁴
  - Yale: ngoih lòih chìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ loi⁴ tsi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/