雞籠

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	basket; cage
trad. (雞籠/鷄籠)		雞/鷄	籠
simp. (鸡笼)		鸡	笼

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): jīlóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ji¹ nong²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gai¹ lung⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gai¹ luung^3-4

• Northern Min (KCR): gái-lô̤ng
• Eastern Min (BUC): giĕ-lè̤ng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koe-láng / ke-lang
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹ci-lon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīlóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jilóng
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-lung²
    • Yale: jī-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jilong
    • Palladius: цзилун (czilun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ji¹ nong²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gi lung
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ noŋ²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ lung⁴
    • Yale: gāi lùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ lung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ lung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gai¹ luung^3-4
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai³³ lɵŋ²²⁻²¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gái-lô̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai⁵⁴ lɔŋ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: giĕ-lè̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kie⁵⁵ l̃øyŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koe-láng
    • Tâi-lô: kue-láng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koelarng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kue⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kue³³ laŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-lang
    • Tâi-lô: ke-lang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kelafng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹ci-lon
    • MiniDict: ci^平 lon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ji-lon
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ loŋ²¹/

Noun

雞籠

1. chicken coop; henhouse

Synonyms

• (Sichuan) 雞籠籠／鸡笼笼
• (Hokkien) 雞罱／鸡罱, 雞庵／鸡庵, 雞罩／鸡罩

Etymology 2

Likely from Ketangalan ke- (“locative prefix; domain marker”), cognate to Tagalog ka- -an (“locative circumfix”), Indonesian ke- -an, Malay ke- -an, with the noun root of the compound replaced with Hokkien 儂／侬 (lâng, “person”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jīlóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Ke-lâng / Koe-lâng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): goi¹ lang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jīlóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jilóng
    • Wade–Giles: Chi¹-lung²
    • Yale: Jī-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jilong
    • Palladius: Цзилун (Czilun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ke-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: Ke-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kelaang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koe-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: Kue-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koelaang
    • IPA (Taipei): /kue⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: goi¹ lang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: koi lâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koi³³⁻²³ laŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

雞籠

1. (chiefly historical, still common in Southern Min) Alternative name for 基隆 (Jīlóng).

Descendants

• → English: Chi-lung, Keelung

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 雞籠 – see 雞罱 (“(Min Nan) chicken coop; henhouse”). (This term is a variant form of 雞罱).