零吉

Chinese

		remnant; zero; to fall	lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)
trad. (零吉)		零	吉
simp. #(零吉)		零	吉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): língjí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: língjí
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: língjí
    • Wade–Giles: ling²-chi²
    • Yale: líng-jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lingjyi
    • Palladius: линцзи (linczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

Noun

零吉

1. Alternative name for 令吉 (lìngjí, “ringgit”).

Usage notes

This term has been superseded by 令吉 (lìngjí) due to the negative connotations of the characters in this word: zero + lucky.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 馬來西亞令吉 (“Malaysian ringgit”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		馬來西亞令吉
Northeastern Mandarin	Malaysia	馬幣, 馬來西亞令吉, 令吉, 馬來西亞零吉 dated, 零吉 dated
	Singapore	馬幣
Cantonese	Hong Kong	馬幣, 馬紙