基佬

Chinese

		gay	man; guy
simp. and trad. (基佬)		基	佬

Etymology

Originally Cantonese. 基 (gei1) is borrowed from English gay (“homosexual”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīlǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ lou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīlǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄌㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jilao
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jilǎo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīlǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄌㄠˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jilaol
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jilǎor
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ lou²
  - Yale: gēi lóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ lou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ lou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/

Noun

基佬

(neologism, colloquial) gay guy, sodomite

Coordinate terms

基婆

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