碌齡
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Chinese[edit]
laborious; small stone; to record laborious; small stone; to record; to tape; to write down; to hire; to employ |
age; stage of one's life | ||
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trad. (碌齡) | 碌 | 齡 | |
simp. (碌龄) | 碌 | 龄 | |
alternative forms | 轆齡/辘龄 |
Etymology[edit]
齡/龄 (ling4-1) is from the second character of 保齡球/保龄球 (bǎolíngqiú). Alternatively, it may be directly derived from English bowling.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: luk1 ling4-1 / luk1 ling4-2
- Yale: lūk līng / lūk líng
- Cantonese Pinyin: luk7 ling4-1 / luk7 ling4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: lug1 ling4-1 / lug1 ling4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊk̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/, /lʊk̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb[edit]
碌齡