吉靈

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

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• 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

1. (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