威客

威客

Chinese

		power; might; prestige	customer; visitor; guest
simp. and trad. (威客)		威	客

Etymology

Originated in China in 2005. Originally a name of a website; the name is an adaptation of other similar terms link 博客 (bókè), 播客 (bōkè), etc.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēikè

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄎㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ haak³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wēikè
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄎㄜˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueikeh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weikè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai¹ haak³
    • Yale: wāi haak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ haak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ hag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ häːk̚³/

Noun

威客

1. witkey (clarification of this definition is needed)