哈佬

Chinese

		onomatopoeic representation of laughter	male; man (Cantonese)
simp. and trad. (哈佬)		哈	佬

Etymology

Borrowed from English hello.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hālǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄚㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ lou², haa¹ lou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hālǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄚㄌㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: halao
  - IPA ^(key): /xa̠⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa¹ lou², haa¹ lou³
  - Yale: hā lóu, hā lou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹ lou², haa¹ lou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha¹ lou², ha¹ lou³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑː⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/, /hɑː⁵⁵ lou̯³³/

Interjection

哈佬

(chiefly Cantonese) hello

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