仡佬

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (仡佬)		仡	佬
simp. #(仡佬)		仡	佬
alternative forms		犵狫 dated; derogatory

Etymology

From Gelao klau˥, ultimately derived from the etymon *k.raːw, whence also 獠 (lǎo, “general name for ethnic groups in southwestern China”) (Ferlus, 2009).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēlǎo, qìlǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜ ㄌㄠˇ, ㄑㄧˋ ㄌㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): go¹ lou⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-nó͘ / ko-ló

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēlǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gelǎo
    • Wade–Giles: ko¹-lao³
    • Yale: gē-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gelao
    • Palladius: гэлао (gɛlao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qìlǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄌㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìlǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi⁴-lao³
    • Yale: chì-lǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihlao
    • Palladius: цилао (cilao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: go¹ lou⁵
    • Yale: gō lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: go¹ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: go¹ lou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-nó͘
    • Tâi-lô: ko-nóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koinor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ko³³ nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-ló
    • Tâi-lô: ko-ló
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koiloir
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁵³/

Proper noun

仡佬

1. (often attributive) Gelao people

Derived terms

• 仡佬族 (gēlǎozú)
• 仡佬語／仡佬语 (gēlǎoyǔ)