灰領

灰領

See also: 灰领

Chinese

		gray; ash	neck; collar; to lead neck; collar; to lead; to receive
trad. (灰領)		灰	領
simp. (灰领)		灰	领

Etymology

Calque of English gray-collar.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huīlǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fui¹ leng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huīlǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄥˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueiliing
    • IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fui¹ leng⁵
    • Yale: fūi léhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fui¹ leng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fui¹ léng⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /fuːy̯⁵⁵ lɛːŋ¹³/

Adjective

灰領

1. gray-collar

Noun

灰領

1. gray-collar worker (Classifier: 個／个)