卡拉OK

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (卡拉OK)		卡	拉	OK

Etymology

From Japanese カラオケ (“karaoke”), from 空 (kara, “empty”) + abbreviation of オーケストラ (ōkesutora, “orchestra”), from English orchestra.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎlā'ōukèi, kǎlā'ōukēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄡ ㄎㄟˋ, ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄡ ㄎㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹ laai¹ ou¹ kei¹, kaa¹ laa¹ ou¹ kei¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khà-la-o-khie
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kha-lá-ó͘-khe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎlā-OK
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄡ ㄎㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎla-oukèi
    • Wade–Giles: kʻa³-la¹-ou¹-kʻei⁴
    • Yale: kǎ-lā-ōu-kèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaalhaoukey
    • Palladius: кала’оукэй (kala’oukɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎlā'ōukēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄡ ㄎㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎla-oukei
    • Wade–Giles: kʻa³-la¹-ou¹-kʻei¹
    • Yale: kǎ-lā-ōu-kēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaalhaoukei
    • Palladius: кала’оукэй (kala’oukɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaa¹ laai¹ ou¹ kei¹, kaa¹ laa¹ ou¹ kei¹
    • Yale: kā lāai ōu kēi, kā lā ōu kēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹ laai¹ ou¹ kei¹, kaa¹ laa¹ ou¹ kei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ka¹ lai¹ ou¹ kéi¹, ka¹ la¹ ou¹ kéi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ ou̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/, /kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵ ou̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà-la-o-khie
    • Hakka Romanization System: kaˇ la o kie
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ka² la⁴ o⁴ kie⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰa¹¹ la⁵⁵ o⁵⁵ kʰi̯e⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha-lá-ó͘-khe
    • Tâi-lô: kha-lá-óo-khe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qalafofqef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² la⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa³³ la⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰe³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² la⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰe⁴⁴/

Noun

卡拉OK

1. karaoke (a form of entertainment)

Synonyms

• 卡拉
• K歌 (kēigē) (Mandarin)

Derived terms

• K
• 卡拉OK廳／卡拉OK厅
• 卡拉OK機／卡拉OK机

 

See also

• K (see there for more derived terms)
• KTV