卡拉OK

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (卡拉OK)		卡	拉	OK

Etymology

From Japanese カラオケ (“karaoke”), from 空 (kara, “empty”) + abbreviation of オーケストラ (ōkesutora, “orchestra”), from English orchestra.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎlā'ōukèi, kǎlā'ōukēi

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚㄡㄎㄟˋ, ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚㄡㄎㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹ laai¹ ou¹ kei¹, kaa¹ laa¹ ou¹ kei¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khà-la-o-khie
Min Nan (POJ): kha-lá-ó͘-khe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǎlā-OK
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚㄡㄎㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaalhaoukey
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ la̠⁵⁵ ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǎlā'ōukēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚㄡㄎㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaalhaoukei
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ la̠⁵⁵ ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kaa¹ laai¹ ou¹ kei¹, kaa¹ laa¹ ou¹ kei¹
  - Yale: kā lāai ōu kēi, kā lā ōu kēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹ laai¹ ou¹ kei¹, kaa¹ laa¹ ou¹ kei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹ lai¹ ou¹ kéi¹, ka¹ la¹ ou¹ kéi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ ou̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/, /kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵ ou̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khà-la-o-khie
  - Hakka Romanization System: kaˇ la o kie
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ka² la⁴ o⁴ kie⁴
  - IPA: /kʰa¹¹ la⁵⁵ o⁵⁵ kʰi̯e⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha-lá-ó͘-khe
  - Tâi-lô: kha-lá-óo-khe
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qalafofqef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² la⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa³³ la⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰe³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² la⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰe⁴⁴/

Noun

卡拉OK

karaoke (a form of entertainment)

Derived terms

卡拉OK廳／卡拉OK厅 (kǎlā'ōukèi tīng)

卡拉OK機／卡拉OK机 (kǎlā'ōukèijī)

Synonyms

卡拉
K歌 (Mandarin)

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