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Chinese
Pronunciation
- Cantonese (Jyutping): kwik1 lik1 kwaak1 laak1 / kik1 lik1 kwaak1 laak1 / kwik1 lik1 kaak1 laak1 / kik1 lik1 kaak1 laak1 / kwik1 lik1 kaa1 laak1 / kik1 lik1 kaa1 laak1 / kwik1 lik1 kaa1 laa1 / kik1 lik1 kaa1 laa1
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kwik1 lik1 kwaak1 laak1 / kik1 lik1 kwaak1 laak1 / kwik1 lik1 kaak1 laak1 / kik1 lik1 kaak1 laak1 / kwik1 lik1 kaa1 laak1 / kik1 lik1 kaa1 laak1 / kwik1 lik1 kaa1 laa1 / kik1 lik1 kaa1 laa1
- Yale: kwīk līk kwāak lāak / kīk līk kwāak lāak / kwīk līk kāak lāak / kīk līk kāak lāak / kwīk līk kā lāak / kīk līk kā lāak / kwīk līk kā lā / kīk līk kā lā
- Cantonese Pinyin: kwik7 lik7 kwaak7 laak7 / kik7 lik7 kwaak7 laak7 / kwik7 lik7 kaak7 laak7 / kik7 lik7 kaak7 laak7 / kwik7 lik7 kaa1 laak7 / kik7 lik7 kaa1 laak7 / kwik7 lik7 kaa1 laa1 / kik7 lik7 kaa1 laa1
- Guangdong Romanization: kuig1 lig1 kuag1 lag1 / kig1 lig1 kuag1 lag1 / kuig1 lig1 kag1 lag1 / kig1 lig1 kag1 lag1 / kuig1 lig1 ka1 lag1 / kig1 lig1 ka1 lag1 / kuig1 lig1 ka1 la1 / kig1 lig1 ka1 la1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laːk̚⁵/, /kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/, /kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/
- Often pronounced as /kʰlɪk̚⁵⁵ kʰlaːk̚⁵⁵/ in normal speech.
Adjective
虢礫緙嘞
- (Cantonese, onomatopoeia) Describes the sound of clanging.
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碗碟虢礫緙嘞的響聲蓋過了妻的話。
碗碟虢砾缂嘞的响声盖过了妻的话。 - wun2 dip6 kwik1 lik1 kwaak1 laak1 dik1 hoeng2 sing1 koi3 gwo3 liu5 cai1 dik1 waa6.
- The clanging sound of the dishes drowned out the wife's words.
- (Cantonese) miscellaneous
2019 June, “趣味廣府話的正字”, in 樂怡生活, page 48:
你張枱咁多虢礫緙嘞野，好心就執下佢啦！
你张枱咁多虢砾缂嘞野，好心就执下佢啦！ - nei5 zoeng1 toi4-2 gam3 do1 kwik1 lik1 kwaak1 laak1 je5, hou2 sam1 zau6 zap1 haa6 keoi5 laa1!
- There are so many odds and ends on your table. You should really tidy it up!
Usage notes
- The characters 虢礫緙嘞 have been popularized as "orthodox", but there is no basis for such claims in etymology or attestation. The usage in the cited quotes are most likely a product of this popularization.
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