基佬
Chinese
| gay | man; guy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (基佬) | 基 | 佬 | |
| simp. #(基佬) | 基 | 佬 | |
| alternative forms | gay佬 Cantonese gaylo Cantonese | ||
Etymology
Originally Cantonese. 基 (gei1) is borrowed from English gay (“homosexual”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jīlǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jilǎo
- Wade–Giles: chi1-lao3
- Yale: jī-lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jilao
- Palladius: цзилао (czilao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jīlǎor
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄌㄠˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jilǎor
- Wade–Giles: chi1-lao3-ʼrh
- Yale: jī-lǎur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jilaol
- Palladius: цзилаор (czilaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gei1 lou2
- Yale: gēi lóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: gei1 lou2
- Guangdong Romanization: géi1 lou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kei̯⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
基佬
- (colloquial, sometimes but not necessarily derogatory) gay guy; a male homosexual; sodomite
Coordinate terms
- 基婆 (jīpó)