白蟻
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See also: 白蚁
Chinese
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
ant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (白蟻) | 白 | 蟻 | |
| simp. (白蚁) | 白 | 蚁 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): baak6 ngai5
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): bak5 ngai2
- Gan (Wiktionary): pah6 nyi
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pha̍k-ngie
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báiyǐ
- Wade–Giles: pai2-i3
- Yale: bái-yǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairyii
- Palladius: байи (baji)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak6 ngai5
- Yale: baahk ngáih
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 ngai5
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 ngei5
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² ŋɐi̯¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: bak5 ngai2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pak̚³² ᵑɡai⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: pah6 nyi
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaʔ⁵ n̠ʲi²/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pha̍k-ngie
- Hakka Romanization System: pag ngie
- Hagfa Pinyim: pag6 ngie4
- Sinological IPA: /pʰak̚⁵ ŋi̯e⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hiǎ
- Tâi-lô: pe̍h-hiǎ
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hia²²/
- IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hia³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: bêh8 hia6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pe̍h hiă
- Sinological IPA (key): /peʔ⁴⁻² hia³⁵/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
Noun
白蟻
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 蟻 |
| しろ Grade: 1 |
あり Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
From 白 (shiro, “white”) + 蟻 (ari, “ant”). Compare English white ant, Chinese 白蟻／白蚁 (báiyǐ, literally “white ant”), Korean 흰개미 (huin'gaemi, literally “white ant”).