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吉他

吉他

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (吉他)		吉	他
alt. forms		吉它

Noun

吉他

(music) guitar
彈吉他 / 弹吉他 ― tán jítā ― to play the guitar

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 結他／结他 (git3 taa1)
六弦琴 (liùxiánqín)

Derived terms

主音吉他 (zhǔyīn jítā)
低音吉他 (dīyīn jítā)
古典吉他 (gǔdiǎn jítā)
吉他手 (jítāshǒu)

弗拉門戈吉他／弗拉门戈吉他
木吉他 (mùjítā)
電吉他／电吉他 (diànjítā)

See also

打弦
橫按／横按
滑音 (huáyīn)
琵音 (píyīn)

Etymology

Transliteration of English guitar.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jítā

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ taa¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kí-tá
Min Nan (POJ): gih-tah

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jítā
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyita
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰa̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gat¹ taa¹
  - Yale: gāt tā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ taa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ tʰɑː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kí-tá
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi` da`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi³ da³
  - IPA: /ki³¹ ta³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gih-tah
  - Tâi-lô: gih-tah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gihdaq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ taʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gi(ʔ)⁵ taʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ taʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ taʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ taʔ³²/