吉靈
Chinese
| lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) | alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (吉靈) | 吉 | 靈 | |
| simp. (吉灵) | 吉 | 灵 | |
| alternative forms | 吉寧／吉宁 吉零 | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay Keling, from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): git1 ling4 / gat1 ling4
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Jílíng
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jílíng
- Wade–Giles: Chi2-ling2
- Yale: Jí-líng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyiling
- Palladius: Цзилин (Czilin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ liŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: git1 ling4 / gat1 ling4
- Yale: gīt lìhng / gāt lìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: git7 ling4 / gat7 ling4
- Guangdong Romanization: gid1 ling4 / ged1 ling4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹/, /kɐt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-lêng
- Tâi-lô: Kiat-lîng
- Phofsit Daibuun: kiatleeng
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Penang): /kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ leŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kit-lêng
- Tâi-lô: Kit-lîng
- Phofsit Daibuun: kitleeng
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /kit̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kè-lêng
- Tâi-lô: Kè-lîng
- Phofsit Daibuun: kealeeng
- Sinological IPA (Singapore): /ke²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: gig4 lêng5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kik lêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
Adjective
吉靈
- (Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory) Indian
- 2009, 冼偉國, “《馬來西亞的三個漢語方言》中之吉隆坡廣東話閲譚”, in 新纪元学院学报 [New Era College Academic Journal], volume 6, a common saying in Kuala Lumpur, page 110: