啱key

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Chinese

		correct; right; to fit correct; right; to fit; to be appropriate	musical scale
simp. and trad. (啱key)		啱	key

Etymology

From 啱 (“correct; right; to fit; to be appropriate”) + English key.

Pronunciation

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaam¹ ki¹

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): ngaang¹ ki^1-0

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaam¹ ki¹
  - Yale: ngāam kī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaam¹ ki¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngam¹ ki¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːm⁵⁵ kʰiː⁵⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: ngaang¹ ki^1-0
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaŋ²¹³ kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

Verb

啱⫽key (verb-object)

(Cantonese) to get along well with someone

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