吉他
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (吉他) | 吉 | 他 | |
| simp. #(吉他) | 吉 | 他 | |
| alternative forms | 吉它 潔打／洁打 (giag4 da1) Teochew | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from English guitar. For Taiwanese Hakka and Min Nan, via Japanese ギター (gitā).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gat1 taa1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kí-tá
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gih6 ta1
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7ciq-ta
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jítā → jíta (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄚ → ㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄊㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: jítå
- Wade–Giles: chi2-tʻa5
- Yale: jí-ta
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyi.ta
- Palladius: цзита (czita)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰä⁵⁵/ → /t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰä³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gat1 taa1
- Yale: gāt tā
- Cantonese Pinyin: gat7 taa1
- Guangdong Romanization: ged1 ta1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐt̚⁵ tʰaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note: rare.
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kí-tá
- Hakka Romanization System: giˋ daˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gi3 da3
- Sinological IPA: /ki³¹ ta³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gih6 ta1 [Phonetic: gih7 ta1]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gih-taⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ tʰa⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gih6 ta1 [Phonetic: gih7 ta1]
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiʔ²⁻⁴ tʰa⁵⁴⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat--tha
- Tâi-lô: kiat--tha
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gì-tà
- Tâi-lô: gì-tà
- Phofsit Daibuun: gie'dax
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡi¹¹⁻⁵³ ta¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡi²¹⁻⁴¹ ta²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gih-tah
- Tâi-lô: gih-tah
- Phofsit Daibuun: gihdaq
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ taʔ³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ taʔ³²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: giag4 da1 / giag4 ta1 / gig4 ta1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiak ta / kiak tha / kik tha
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiak̚²⁻⁴ ta³³/, /kiak̚²⁻⁴ tʰa³³/, /kik̚²⁻⁴ tʰa³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Wu
Noun
吉他
- (music) guitar
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- 吉他哀調提醒我 滿腹的恨火 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- gì-tà ai-tiāu thê-chhíⁿ góa, móa-pak ê hūn-hé [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The sad tune on the guitar reminds me of the hatred filling my stomach
吉他哀调提醒我 满腹的恨火 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
- 2012, “寫乎你的歌 [Writing Your Song]”, in 許富凱 [Henry Hsu] (lyrics), 張祐奇 (music), 寫乎你的歌 [Writing Your Song], performed by 許富凱 [Henry Hsu]:
- 風的聲是吉他 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- hong ê siaⁿ sī gì-tà [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The sound of the wind is a guitar
风的声是吉他 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
- 2016, “手機仔（一） [Smart Phone I]”, in 討海人, 陳綺貞 [Cheer Chen], 盧廣仲 [Crowd Lu], 周谷淳 [Gibson Chou] (lyrics), 盧廣仲 [Crowd Lu] (music), What a Folk!!!!!!, performed by 盧廣仲 [Crowd Lu]:
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Descendants
- → Zhuang: gizdah