藍鯨
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Chinese
| blue; indigo plant; surname | whale | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (藍鯨) | 藍 | 鯨 | |
| simp. (蓝鲸) | 蓝 | 鲸 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lánjing
- Wade–Giles: lan2-ching1
- Yale: lán-jīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanjing
- Palladius: ланьцзин (lanʹczin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /län³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: laam4 king4
- Yale: làahm kìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: laam4 king4
- Guangdong Romanization: lam4 king4
- Sinological IPA (key): /laːm²¹ kʰɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
藍鯨
- blue whale
- (humorous) Nanjing (as spoken by someone speaking a Chinese dialect with n-l initial merger)