威客
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Chinese
| power; might; prestige | customer; visitor; guest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (威客) | 威 | 客 | |
| simp. #(威客) | 威 | 客 | |
Etymology
Originated in China in 2005. Originally a name of a website; the name is an adaptation of other similar terms link 博客 (bókè), 播客 (bōkè), etc.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄎㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: weikè
- Wade–Giles: wei1-kʻo4
- Yale: wēi-kè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueikeh
- Palladius: вэйкэ (vɛjkɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai1 haak3
- Yale: wāi haak
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai1 haak8
- Guangdong Romanization: wei1 hag3
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ haːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
威客
- witkey (clarification of this definition is needed)