橄欖球

See also: 橄榄球

Chinese

		Chinese olive; European olive	ball; sphere
trad. (橄欖球)		橄欖	球
simp. (橄榄球)		橄榄	球

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǎnlǎnqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄢˇ ㄌㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaam³ laam² kau⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kan-ná-kiû

(Teochew, Peng'im): gan¹ na² giu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǎnlǎnqiú [Phonetic: gánlǎnqiú]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˇ ㄌㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǎnlǎncióu
  - Wade–Giles: kan³-lan³-chʻiu²
  - Yale: gǎn-lǎn-chyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaanlaanchyou
  - Palladius: ганьланьцю (ganʹlanʹcju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ län²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǎnlǎnqiúr [Phonetic: gánlǎnqiúr]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄢˇ ㄌㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǎnlǎncióur
  - Wade–Giles: kan³-lan³-chʻiu²-ʼrh
  - Yale: gǎn-lǎn-chyóur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaanlaanchyoul
  - Palladius: ганьланьцюр (ganʹlanʹcjur)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ län²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaam³ laam² kau⁴
  - Yale: gaam láam kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaam³ laam² kau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gam³ lam² keo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːm³³ laːm³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-ná-kiû
  - Tâi-lô: kan-ná-kiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kannafkiuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kan³³ nã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gan¹ na² giu⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kaⁿ ná kiû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kã³³⁻²³ na⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu⁵⁵/

Noun

橄欖球

rugby or any similar game
美式橄欖球／美式橄榄球 ― měishì gǎnlǎnqiú ― American football
the ball used in such games

Usage notes

This term is used to suggest a game involving an oblong or ovoid ball. To avoid ambiguity, the term 美式橄欖球／美式橄榄球 (měishìgǎnlǎnqiú) should be used for American football.

Synonyms

(Hong Kong) 欖球／榄球

Derived terms