白堊紀

See also: 白垩纪

Chinese

		chalk	discipline; age; era discipline; age; era; period; order; record
trad. (白堊紀)		白堊	紀
simp. (白垩纪)		白垩	纪

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 白堊紀.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bái'èjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ ok³ gei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bái'èjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Bái-èjì
    • Wade–Giles: Pai²-o⁴-chi⁴
    • Yale: Bái-è-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bairehjih
    • Palladius: Байэцзи (Bajɛczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ ok³ gei³
    • Yale: baahk ok gei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ ok⁸ gei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ og³ géi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² ɔːk̚³ kei̯³³/

Proper noun

1. the Cretaceous period

See also

• 侏羅紀／侏罗纪 (Zhūluó Jì)
• 中生代 (Zhōngshēng Dài)
• 古近紀／古近纪 (Gǔjìn Jì)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	堊	紀
はく Grade: 1	あ Hyōgai	き Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

白堊 (hakua, “white chalk”) +‎ 紀 (-ki, “period”); see 白亜紀 for more.

Proper noun

白(はく)堊(あ)紀(き) or 白堊紀(proper) • (hakuaki or proper) [[Category:Japanese
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1. Alternative spelling of 白亜紀 (“Cretaceous period”)