綠卡
See also: 绿卡
Chinese
| green | customs station; to be choked; to fasten customs station; to be choked; to fasten; to clip; to wedge; checkpost; to check; to stop; to block; card | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (綠卡) | 綠 | 卡 | |
| simp. (绿卡) | 绿 | 卡 | |
| alternative forms | 綠咭／绿咭 Cantonese | ||
Etymology
Calque of English green card.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǜkǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˋ ㄎㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lyùkǎ
- Wade–Giles: lü4-kʻa3
- Yale: lyù-kǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuhkaa
- Palladius: люйка (ljujka)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ly⁵¹ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: luk6 kaat1
- Yale: luhk kāat
- Cantonese Pinyin: luk9 kaat7
- Guangdong Romanization: lug6 kad1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊk̚² kʰaːt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: le̍k-khah
- Tâi-lô: li̍k-khah
- Phofsit Daibuun: legqaq
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² kʰaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
綠卡
- green card (US permanent resident card)
- 綠卡抽籤／绿卡抽签 ― lǜkǎ chōuqiān ― green card lottery
- (figurative) permanent resident card of other countries