樂透
See also: 乐透
Chinese
music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful |
to penetrate; thorough; penetrating to penetrate; thorough; penetrating; to pass through; to pierce | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (樂透) | 樂 | 透 | |
| simp. (乐透) | 乐 | 透 | |
| Literally: “thoroughly joyful”. | |||
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English lotto.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lètòu
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ ㄊㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lètòu
- Wade–Giles: lê4-tʻou4
- Yale: lè-tòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lehtow
- Palladius: лэтоу (lɛtou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lok6 tau3
- Yale: lohk tau
- Cantonese Pinyin: lok9 tau3
- Guangdong Romanization: log6 teo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɔːk̚² tʰɐu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
樂透
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 彩票 (“lottery”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 彩票, 樂透 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 樂透 |
| Malaysia | 萬字, toto | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 六合彩 |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 萬字, 千字 | |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 萬字, 馬票 |
| Klang (Hokkien) | 萬字, 千字 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 馬票 | |