基佬

Chinese

		gay	man; guy
trad. (基佬)		基	佬
simp. #(基佬)		基	佬
alternative forms		gay佬 Cantonese gaylo Cantonese

Etymology

Originally Cantonese. 基 (gei1) is borrowed from English gay (“homosexual”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīlǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ lou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīlǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jilǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-lao³
    • Yale: jī-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jilao
    • Palladius: цзилао (czilao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīlǎor
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄌㄠˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jilǎor
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-lao³-ʼrh
    • Yale: jī-lǎur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jilaol
    • Palladius: цзилаор (czilaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ lou²
    • Yale: gēi lóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ lou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ lou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/

Noun

基佬

1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) gay guy; sodomite

Coordinate terms

• 基婆 (jīpó)