淇淋

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (淇淋)		淇	淋

Etymology

Borrowed from English cream, via a southern Chinese language.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qílín

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ lam⁴ / kei⁴ lam^4-2
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ji-lin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qílín
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cílín
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-lin²
  - Yale: chí-lín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyilin
  - Palladius: цилинь (cilinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ lin³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    淇淋
    麒麐 / 麒麟
    麒麟
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ lam⁴ / kei⁴ lam^4-2
  - Yale: kèih làhm / kèih lám
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ lam⁴ / kei⁴ lam^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ lem⁴ / kéi⁴ lem^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ lɐm²¹/, /kʰei̯²¹ lɐm²¹⁻³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ji-lin
  - MiniDict: ji^去 lin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jji-lin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑi²² lin⁴⁴/

Noun

淇淋

cream

Synonyms

鮮奶油／鲜奶油 (xiānnǎiyóu)
激凌
克林姆
奶油 (nǎiyóu)
乳脂 (rǔzhī)
(Cantonese) 忌廉

Derived terms

冰淇淋 (bīngqílín)
霜淇淋 (shuāngqílín)
麥淇淋 / 麦淇淋 (màiqílín)