石Q

石Q

Chinese

		rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad. (石Q)		石	Q

Etymology

Clipping of English security.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sek⁶ kiu¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sek⁶ kiu¹
    • Yale: sehk kīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁹ kiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ség⁶ kiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚² kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

石Q

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) security guard

Synonyms

• 保安 (bǎo'ān)
• 保安員／保安员 (bǎo'ānyuán)
• (Cantonese) 看更 (kāngēng)
• (Hong Kong Cantonese) 食蕉