肯德基
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Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (肯德基) | 肯 | 德 | 基 | |
| simp. #(肯德基) | 肯 | 德 | 基 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English Kentucky.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄣˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Kěndéji
- Wade–Giles: Kʻên3-tê2-chi1
- Yale: Kěn-dé-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Keenderji
- Palladius: Кэньдэцзи (Kɛnʹdɛczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hang2 dak1 gei1
- Yale: háng dāk gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: hang2 dak7 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: heng2 deg1 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐŋ³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kêng2 dêg4 gi1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khéng tek ki
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰeŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ tek̚²⁻⁴ ki³³/
- (Teochew)
Proper noun
肯德基
- Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) (fast food restaurant chain)
- (～州) Kentucky (a state of the United States)
Synonyms
- (Kentucky): (more common) 肯塔基 (Kěntǎjī)