白蟻

See also: 白蚁

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	ant
trad. (白蟻)		白	蟻
simp. (白蚁)		白	蚁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báiyǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ ngai⁵
Min Nan (POJ): pe̍h-hiǎ / pe̍h-hiā / pe̍eh-hiā

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: báiyǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairyyi
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báiyǐ
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ ngai⁵
  - Yale: baahk ngáih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ ngai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ ngei⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /päːk̚² ŋɐi̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hiǎ
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-hiǎ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² hia²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hiā
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-hiā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peqhia
  - IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hia³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hia²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hia³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-hiā
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-hiā
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hia²²/
  - IPA (Penang): /pɛ(ʔ)⁴⁻³ hia²¹/

Noun

白蟻

termite; white ant

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	蟻
しろ Grade: 1	あり Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 蟻 (ari, “ant”). Compare English white ant, Chinese 白蟻 (literally “white ant”), Korean 흰개미 (huin-gaemi, literally “white ant”).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) しろあり [shìróárí] (Heiban – [0])
- (Tokyo) しろあり [shìróꜜàrì] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞a̠ɾʲi]

Noun

白蟻 (hiragana しろあり, katakana シロアリ, rōmaji shiroari)

a termite; a white ant

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