白堊紀

See also: 白垩纪

Chinese

		chalk	discipline; age; era discipline; age; era; period; order; record
trad. (白堊紀)		白堊	紀
simp. (白垩纪)		白垩	纪

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 白堊紀.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Bái'èjì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ ok³ gei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Bái'èjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bairehjih
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ ok³ gei³
  - Yale: baahk ok gei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ ok⁸ gei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ og³ géi³
  - IPA ^(key): /päːk̚² ɔːk̚³ kei̯³³/

Proper noun

白堊紀

the Cretaceous period

See also

侏羅紀／侏罗纪 (Zhūluójì)
中生代 (Zhōngshēngdài)
古近紀／古近纪 (Gǔjìnjì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	堊	紀
はく Grade: 1	あ Hyōgaiji	き Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

白堊 (hakua, “white chalk”) +‎ 紀 (-ki, “period”); see 白亜紀 for more.

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) はくあき [hàkúáꜜkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝa̠kʲi]

Proper noun

白堊紀 (hiragana はくあき, rōmaji Hakuaki)

Alternative spelling of 白亜紀 (“Cretaceous period”)

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