甲由

Chinese

		1st heavenly stem; armour; shell	follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)
simp. and trad. (甲由)		甲	由

Etymology

gaap³ jau⁴ is a humorous spelling pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaat⁶ zaat^6-2, gaap³ jau⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaat⁶ zaat^6-2, gaap³ jau⁴
    • Yale: gaaht jáat, gaap yàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaat⁹ dzaat^9-2, gaap⁸ jau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gad⁶ zad^6-2, gab³ yeo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːt̚² t͡saːt̚²⁻³⁵/, /kaːp̚³ jɐu̯²¹/

Noun

甲由

1. (Cantonese, chiefly Internet, sometimes humorous) Alternative form of 曱甴 (“cockroach”)

Usage notes

• Originally used on the Internet because people did not know how to type 曱甴.