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孤兒

孤兒

See also: 孤儿

Chinese

		lone; lonely	son; child; diminutive suffix
trad. (孤兒)		孤	兒
simp. (孤儿)		孤	儿

Noun

孤兒

orphan

Derived terms

孤兒院／孤儿院 (gū'éryuàn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gū'ér

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄦˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ ji⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kû-yì
Min Nan (POJ): ko͘-jî / ko͘-lî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gū'ér
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄦˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guelr
  - IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu¹ ji⁴
  - Yale: gū yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ ji⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵ jiː²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kû-yì
  - Hakka Romanization System: gu´ iˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gu¹ yi²
  - IPA: /ku²⁴ i¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kû-yì
  - Hakka Romanization System: gu´ (r)iˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gu¹ yi²
  - IPA: /ku²⁴ (j)i¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-jî
  - Tâi-lô: koo-jî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kojii
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑi²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑi¹³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-lî
  - Tâi-lô: koo-lî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kolii
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ li²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² li²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ li²⁴/