hoe-lêng-ki

Min Nan

Alternative forms

• hui-hêng-ki
• hui-lêng-ki
• poe-lêng-ki
• hoe-nn̄g-ki

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き) (hikōki, “airplane”).

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Taichung)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoe-lêng-ki
  • Tâi-lô: hue-lîng-ki
  • Phofsit Daibuun: hoelengky
  • IPA (Taipei): /hue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴/
  • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

Noun

1. (Taiwan) airplane

Synonyms

• 飛機／飞机 (hui-ki)

References

• “Entry #5609”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.