五腳基
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Chinese
| five | role; foot; base | base; foundation; basic base; foundation; basic; (chemistry) radical | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (五腳基) | 五 | 腳 | 基 | |
| simp. (五脚基) | 五 | 脚 | 基 | |
| alternative forms | 五腳氣／五脚气 五腳起／五脚起 | |||
Etymology
Partial calque of Malay kaki lima (literally “five feet”), via Hokkien 五跤記／五跤记 (gō͘-kha-kì), from 五 (“five”) + phono-semantic matching of Malay kaki (“foot”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔjiǎoji
- Wade–Giles: wu3-chiao3-chi1
- Yale: wǔ-jyǎu-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuujeauji
- Palladius: уцзяоцзи (uczjaoczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
五腳基
- five-foot way (roofed pedestrian walkway under a qilou)