魁瓜

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (魁瓜)		魁	瓜
simp. ^#(魁瓜)		魁	瓜

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Québécois, from Canadian French québécois

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Kuíguā

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Kuíguā
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Kuéigua
  - Wade–Giles: Kʻuei²-kua¹
  - Yale: Kwéi-gwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kweigua
  - Palladius: Куйгуа (Kujgua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

Adjective

魁瓜

(neologism, humorous, Canada, informal) Of or relating to Quebec, its people, or its variety of French.
魁瓜法語口音／魁瓜法语口音 ― kuíguā fǎyǔ kǒuyīn ― Québécois French accent

Proper noun

魁瓜

(neologism, humorous, Canada, endearing) Quebec (a province of Canada)