佛朗機

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (佛朗機)		佛	朗	機
simp. (佛朗机)		佛	朗	机
alt. forms		佛郎機／佛郎机

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (Farangi, “European, Westerner”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Fólǎngjī

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄛˊ ㄌㄤˇ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fat⁶ long⁵ gei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Fólǎngjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄛˊ ㄌㄤˇ ㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Forlaangji
  - IPA ^(key): /fu̯ɔ³⁵ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fat⁶ long⁵ gei¹
  - Yale: faht lóhng gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fat⁹ long⁵ gei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fed⁶ long⁵ géi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /fɐt̚² lɔːŋ¹³ kei̯⁵⁵/

Noun

佛朗機

(obsolete) generic name for foreigners from Europe in Ming-dynasty China, especially the Portuguese and Spanish
Short for 佛朗機炮／佛朗机炮 (fólǎngjīpào, “breech-loading swivel gun”).

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