唱K

Chinese

		sing; to call loudly; to chant
simp. and trad. (唱K)		唱	K

Etymology

From 唱 (chàng, “to sing”) + K (kēi) (short for 卡拉OK (kǎlā'ōukèi)).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chàngkèi

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng³ kei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chàng-K
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chàngkèi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻang⁴-kʻei⁴
  - Yale: chàng-kèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chanqkey
  - Palladius: чанкэй (čankɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰeɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng³ kei¹
  - Yale: cheung kēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng³ kei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng³ kéi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ³³ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

Verb

唱K

to sing karaoke

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