雞尾

See also: 鸡尾

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	tail
trad. (雞尾/鷄尾)		雞/鷄	尾
simp. (鸡尾)		鸡	尾

Etymology

Calque of English cocktail.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīwěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ mei⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīwěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiwěi
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-wei³
    • Yale: jī-wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiwoei
    • Palladius: цзивэй (czivɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ mei⁵
    • Yale: gāi méih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ mei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ méi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/

Noun

雞尾

1. cocktail

Derived terms

• 雞尾歌／鸡尾歌
• 雞尾酒／鸡尾酒 (jīwěijiǔ)