啱key

Chinese

		correct; right; to fit correct; right; to fit; to be appropriate	musical scale
simp. and trad. (啱key)		啱	key

Etymology

From 啱 (“correct; right; to fit; to be appropriate”) + English key.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaam¹ ki¹

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): ngaang¹ ki^1-0

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaam¹ ki¹
    • Yale: ngāam kī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaam¹ ki¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngam¹ ki¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːm⁵⁵ kʰiː⁵⁵/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: ngaang¹ ki^1-0
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaŋ²¹³ kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

Verb

啱⫽key (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese) to get along well with someone

Synonyms

• 啱牙
• 合嗮合尺