二五仔
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Chinese
| two | five | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
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| simp. and trad. (二五仔) |
二 | 五 | 仔 | |
| alternative forms | 25仔 | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄗㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: èrwǔzǎi
- Wade–Giles: êrh4-wu3-tsai3
- Yale: èr-wǔ-dzǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellwuutzae
- Palladius: эруцзай (eruczaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji6 ng5 zai2
- Yale: yih ńgh jái
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji6 ng5 dzai2
- Guangdong Romanization: yi6 ng5 zei2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²² ŋ̍¹³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
二五仔
- (chiefly Cantonese) rat; traitor
- 2002 December 12, Alan Mak, Felix Chong, 無間道 [Infernal Affairs], spoken by 黃志誠 (Anthony Wong), Media Asia Entertainment Group, Basic Pictures:
See also
- 二五眼 (èrwǔyǎn)