知了
Chinese
| to know; to be aware | to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (知了) |
知 | 了 | |
| alternative forms | 蜘蟟 | ||
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhīliǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄌㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhihliǎo
- Wade–Giles: chih1-liao3
- Yale: jr̄-lyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyleau
- Palladius: чжиляо (čžiljao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi1 liu5
- Yale: jī líuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 liu5
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1 liu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ liːu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
知了
- (colloquial) cicada
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蟬 (“cicada”) [map]