paedi

Chinese

Alternative forms

• pedi

Etymology

Clipping of English paediatrics.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pi⁶ di⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pi⁶ di⁶
    • Yale: pih dih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pi⁶ di⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: pi⁶ di⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiː²² tiː²²/

Noun

paedi

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, healthcare worker jargon) paediatrics

References

• English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese