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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gēlǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜㄌㄠˇ
  - 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

(often attributive) Gelao people

Derived terms

仡佬族 (Gēlǎozú)
仡佬語／仡佬语 (gēlǎoyǔ)