極力子

Chinese

		sparing no effort; at all costs; doing one's utmost	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (極力子)		極力	子
simp. (极力子)		极力	子

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English clutch.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ lik^6-1 zi² / gik⁶ lik⁶ zi²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gik⁶ lik^6-1 zi² / gik⁶ lik⁶ zi²
    • Yale: gihk līk jí / gihk lihk jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ lik^9-7 dzi² / gik⁹ lik⁹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ lig^6-1 ji² / gig⁶ lig⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² lɪk̚²⁻⁵ t͡siː³⁵/, /kɪk̚² lɪk̚² t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

極力子

1. (Cantonese, mechanics) clutch

Synonyms

• 離合器／离合器 (líhéqì)