777

English

Noun

777 (plural 777s)

(aviation) A Boeing 777, a widebody twinjet used for commercial airlines.

Synonyms

triple seven

Chinese

Etymology

Named after the number of support votes she received (777 Election Committee votes).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīqīqī

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄑㄧㄑㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ cat¹ cat¹, cat⁶ cat⁶ cat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīqīqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄑㄧㄑㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cicici
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-chʻi¹-chʻi¹
  - Yale: chī-chī-chī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chichichi
  - Palladius: цицици (cicici)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cat¹ cat¹ cat¹, cat⁶ cat⁶ cat⁶
  - Yale: chāt chāt chāt, chaht chaht chaht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ tsat⁷ tsat⁷, tsat⁹ tsat⁹ tsat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ ced¹ ced¹, ced⁶ ced⁶ ced⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/, /t͡sʰɐt̚² t͡sʰɐt̚² t͡sʰɐt̚²/

Note: cat6 cat6 cat6 - for Carrie Lam only, vulgar (see 𨳍).

Proper noun

777

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 七百七十七.
(HK politics, neologism, slang, derogatory) Carrie Lam

See also

689

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