之類

See also: 之类

Chinese

		's; him/her/it; this	kind; type; class kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble
trad. (之類)		之	類
simp. (之类)		之	类

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīlèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ leoi⁶, zi¹ leoi^6-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi-lūi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīlèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihlèi
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-lei⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-lèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyley
    • Palladius: чжилэй (čžilɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ leoi⁶, zi¹ leoi^6-2
    • Yale: jī leuih, jī léui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ loey⁶, dzi¹ loey^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ lêu⁶, ji¹ lêu^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ lɵy̯²²/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ lɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-lūi
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-luī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cilui
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² lui²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ lui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² lui²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ lui³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ lui³³/

Noun

之類

1. things like; such like; and the like

   中國之類的發展中國家 [MSC, trad.]
   中国之类的发展中国家 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhōngguó zhīlèi de fāzhǎnzhōng guójiā [Pinyin]

   developing countries like China

2. (derogatory) and the like; and others of that ilk

Usage notes

• Used as a suffix in the form of "X 之類／之类 (zhīlèi)" meaning "things like X" or "such as X", or at the end of a sentence preceding 的 (de) meaning "and things like that".

Synonyms

• (and others of that ilk): 之流 (zhīliú)