偈油

Chinese

		engine	oil; sly
trad. (偈油)		偈	油
simp. #(偈油)		偈	油

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai² jau^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai² jau^4-2
    • Yale: gái yáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai² jau^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei² yeo^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

偈油

1. (Cantonese) motor oil; engine oil

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 機油 (“machine oil; motor oil; engine oil”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		機油
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	機油
	Singapore	機油
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	滑機油
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	機油
	Xi'an	機油
Cantonese	Guangzhou	偈油
	Hong Kong	偈油
Hakka	Meixian	滑機油, 機油
	Yudu	機油
Jin	Taiyuan	機油
Southern Min	Xiamen	機油
	Tainan	烏油
	Shantou	機油
Wu	Suzhou	機油