淇淋

Chinese

		name of a river	diseases of the bladder; to drain; to drip
simp. and trad. (淇淋)		淇	淋

Etymology

Borrowed from English cream, via a southern dialect such as Cantonese.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qílín

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ lam⁴, kei⁴ lam^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: qílín
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyilin
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ lin³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    淇淋
    麒麐
    麒麟
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ lam⁴, kei⁴ lam^4-2
  - Yale: kèih làhm, kèih lám
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ lam⁴, kei⁴ lam^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ lem⁴, kéi⁴ lem²
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ lɐm²¹/, /kʰei̯²¹ lɐm²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

淇淋

cream

Synonyms

鮮奶油／鲜奶油
激凌
克林姆
(Cantonese) 忌廉

Derived terms

冰淇淋 (bīngqílín)
霜淇淋 (shuāngqílín)

麥淇淋／麦淇淋 (màiqílín)

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