吉靈

Chinese

		lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (吉靈)		吉	靈
simp. (吉灵)		吉	灵
alternative forms		吉寧／吉宁 吉零

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Keling.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jílíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): git¹ ling⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Kiat-lêng / Kit-lêng / Kè-lêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gig⁴ lêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jílíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jílíng
    • Wade–Giles: Chi²-ling²
    • Yale: Jí-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyiling
    • Palladius: Цзилин (Czilin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ liŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: git¹ ling⁴
    • Yale: gīt lìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: git⁷ ling⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gid¹ ling⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: Kiat-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiatleeng
    • IPA (Singapore): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ leŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kit-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: Kit-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kitleeng
    • IPA (Singapore): /kit̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kè-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: Kè-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kealeeng
    • IPA (Singapore): /ke²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gig⁴ lêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kik lêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

吉靈

1. (Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory) Indian

   • 神仙難賺吉靈錢 [Cantonese, trad.]
     神仙难赚吉灵钱 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: a common saying in Kuala Lumpur

     san⁴ sin¹ naan⁴ zaan⁶ git¹ ling⁴ cin⁴ [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• 吉靈人／吉灵人 (jílíngrén)
• 吉靈仔／吉灵仔
• 吉靈囝／吉灵囝