唱K

Chinese

		sing; to call loudly; to chant
simp. and trad. (唱K)		唱	K

Etymology

From 唱 (chàng, “to sing”) + K (kēi) (short for 卡拉OK (kǎlā'ōukèi)).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chàngkèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng³ kei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chàng-K
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chàngkèi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang⁴-kʻei⁴
    • Yale: chàng-kèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chanqkey
    • Palladius: чанкэй (čankɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰeɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng³ kei¹
    • Yale: cheung kēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng³ kei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng³ kéi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ³³ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

Verb

唱K

1. to sing karaoke