長頸鹿
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 長頸鹿. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 長頸鹿, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 長頸鹿 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 長頸鹿 you have here. The definition of the word 長頸鹿 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of長頸鹿, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
長頸鹿
Chinese
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop |
neck | deer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (長頸鹿) | 長 | 頸 | 鹿 | |
| simp. (长颈鹿) | 长 | 颈 | 鹿 | |
| Literally: “long-necked deer”. | ||||
Etymology
Appears to be first attested in 萬國地理全集 by Karl Gützlaff (Chng, 2012). Earlier names for the animal include 徂蠟／徂蜡, 麒麟 (qílín), 惡那西約／恶那西约, 祖剌法, etc.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng4 geng2 luk6-2 / coeng4 geng2 luk6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhòng-kiáng-lu̍k
- Eastern Min (BUC): dòng-gêng-lĕ̤k
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): tn̂g-kéng-lo̍k / tn̂g-kēng-lo̍k / tn̂g-kún-lo̍k
- (Teochew, Peng'im): ciang5 gên3 dêg8
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chángjǐnglù
- Wade–Giles: chʻang2-ching3-lu4
- Yale: cháng-jǐng-lù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngjiingluh
- Palladius: чанцзинлу (čanczinlu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coeng4 geng2 luk6-2 / coeng4 geng2 luk6
- Yale: chèuhng géng lúk / chèuhng géng luhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng4 geng2 luk9-2 / tsoeng4 geng2 luk9
- Guangdong Romanization: cêng4 géng2 lug6-2 / cêng4 géng2 lug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kɛːŋ³⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kɛːŋ³⁵ lʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhòng-kiáng-lu̍k
- Hakka Romanization System: congˇ giangˋ lug
- Hagfa Pinyim: cong2 giang3 lug6
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ ki̯aŋ³¹ luk̚⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: dòng-gêng-lĕ̤k
- Sinological IPA (key): /touŋ⁵³⁻²¹ (k-)ŋiŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ (l-)nˡøyʔ⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g-kéng-lo̍k
- Tâi-lô: tn̂g-kíng-lo̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: dngkefnglok
- IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g-kēng-lo̍k
- Tâi-lô: tn̂g-kīng-lo̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: dngkexnglok
- IPA (Tainan): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g-kún-lo̍k
- Tâi-lô: tn̂g-kún-lo̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: dngkwnlok
- IPA (Penang): /tŋ̍²³⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ciang5 gên3 dêg8
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiâng kèⁿ te̍k
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tek̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
長頸鹿
- giraffe (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)
- 1890, 薛福成 [Xue Fucheng], “(四月)二十三日記”, in 《出使英法義比四國日記》, volume 2, page 34:
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 長頸鹿 | |
| Taxonomic name | 長頸鹿 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 長脖兒鹿 |
| Taiwan | 長頸鹿 | |
| Singapore | 長頸鹿 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 長脖兒鹿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 長頸鹿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 長頸鹿 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 長頸鹿 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 長頸鹿 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 長頸鹿 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 長頸鹿仔 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 長頸鹿 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 長頸鹿 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 長頸鹿 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 長頸鹿 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 長頸鹿 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 長頸鹿 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 長頸鹿, 長頷鹿 |
| Zhao'an | 長頸鹿 | |
| Taipei (Wanhua) | 長頭鹿 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 長頭鹿 | |
| Kaohsiung | 長頷鹿, 麒麟仔 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 長頷頸 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 長頸鹿, 長鹿仔 | |
| Yilan | 長頷鹿 | |
| Yilan (Luodong) | 躼跤鹿仔 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 躼跤鹿仔 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 麒麟鹿 | |
| Taichung | 麒麟 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 麒麟鹿 | |
| Tainan | 長頷鹿 | |
| Taitung | 長頷鹿 | |
| Hsinchu | 長頷鹿 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 長頷鹿 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 麒麟鹿, 長頸鹿 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 麒麟鹿, 長跤鹿, 長頸鹿 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 長頸鹿 | |