甲由
Chinese
1st heavenly stem; armour; shell | follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb) | ||
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simp. and trad. (甲由) |
甲 | 由 |
Etymology
gaap3 jau4 is a humorous spelling pronunciation.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaat6 zaat6-2 / gaap3 jau4
- Yale: gaaht jáat / gaap yàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaat9 dzaat9-2 / gaap8 jau4
- Guangdong Romanization: gad6 zad6-2 / gab3 yeo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːt̚² t͡saːt̚²⁻³⁵/, /kaːp̚³ jɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 甲由
- (Cantonese) (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 曱甴 (“cockroach”).
Usage notes
- Originally used on the Internet because people did not know how to type 曱甴.