吉靈

Chinese

		lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (吉靈)		吉	靈
simp. (吉灵)		吉	灵
alternative forms		吉寧／吉宁吉零

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Keling.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jílíng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): git¹ ling⁴
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Kiat-lêng

(Teochew, Peng'im): gig⁴ lêng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Jílíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyiling
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jílíng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ liŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: git¹ ling⁴
  - Yale: gīt lìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: git⁷ ling⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gid¹ ling⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-lêng
  - Tâi-lô: Kiat-lîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiatleeng
  - IPA (Singapore): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Penang): /kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ leŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gig⁴ lêng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kik lêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

吉靈

(Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory) Indian
神仙難賺吉靈錢 [Cantonese, trad.]
神仙难赚吉灵钱 [Cantonese, simp.]
From: a common saying in Kuala Lumpur
san⁴ sin¹ naan⁴ zaan⁶ git¹ ling⁴ cin² [Jyutping]
(please add an English translation of this example)

Derived terms

吉靈人／吉灵人 (jílíngrén)
吉靈仔／吉灵仔

吉靈囝／吉灵囝

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