輕鐵
Chinese
light; easy; gentle light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral |
iron | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (輕鐵) | 輕 | 鐵 | |
| simp. (轻铁) | 轻 | 铁 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hing1 tit3
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qīngtiě
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄝˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cingtiě
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1-tʻieh3
- Yale: chīng-tyě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingtiee
- Palladius: цинте (cinte)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hing1 tit3
- Yale: hīng tit
- Cantonese Pinyin: hing1 tit8
- Guangdong Romanization: hing1 tid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheng-thih
- Tâi-lô: khing-thih
- Phofsit Daibuun: qengtiq
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khin-thih
- Tâi-lô: khin-thih
- Phofsit Daibuun: qintiq
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: king1 tih4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khing thih
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰiŋ³³⁻²³ tʰiʔ²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
輕鐵
- (Teochew, Taiwanese Hokkien) aluminium
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, historical) handcar, pump car
- (Hong Kong, Taiwanese Hokkien neologism) light rail
Synonyms
(aluminium):
- 鋁／铝 (lǚ)
- 礬素／矾素
- (Hokkien) a-lú-mih, 輕銀／轻银 (khin-gîn, khin-gûn), 輕銀仔／轻银仔 (khin-gîn-á, khin-gûn-á)
- (Xiang) 輕飄／轻飘, 鑌鐵／镔铁
(handcar):
(light rail):