灰領

See also: 灰领

Chinese

		grey; ash	neck; collar; to lead neck; collar; to lead; to receive
trad. (灰領)		灰	領
simp. (灰领)		灰	领

Etymology

Calque of English gray-collar.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huīlǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟㄌㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fui¹ leng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huīlǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟㄌㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hueilǐng
  - Wade–Giles: hui¹-ling³
  - Yale: hwēi-lǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueiliing
  - Palladius: хуэйлин (xuejlin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fui¹ leng⁵
  - Yale: fūi léhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fui¹ leng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: fui¹ léng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːi̯⁵⁵ lɛːŋ¹³/

Adjective

灰領

gray-collar

Noun

灰領

gray-collar worker (Classifier: 個／个)

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