哈佬

Chinese

		onomatopoeic representation of laughter	male; man (Cantonese)
simp. and trad. (哈佬)		哈	佬

Etymology

Borrowed from English hello.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hālǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄚ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ lou², haa¹ lou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hālǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄚ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: halao
    • IPA ^(key): /xa̠⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa¹ lou², haa¹ lou³
    • Yale: hā lóu, hā lou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹ lou², haa¹ lou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha¹ lou², ha¹ lou³
    • IPA ^(key): /hɑː⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/, /hɑː⁵⁵ lou̯³³/

Interjection

哈佬

1. (chiefly Cantonese) hello