爾西古

See also: 尔西古

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (爾西古)		爾	西	古
simp. (尔西古)		尔	西	古

Etymology

Korean 얼씨구 (eolssigu).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ěrxīgǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˇ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ěrxīgǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˇ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ěrsigǔ
    • Wade–Giles: êrh³-hsi¹-ku³
    • Yale: ěr-syī-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eelshiguu
    • Palladius: эрсигу (ersigu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Interjection

爾西古

1. (chiefly used in Korean contexts) An exclamation used to keep rhythm.