白鯨

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	whale
trad. (白鯨)		白	鯨
simp. (白鲸)		白	鲸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báijīng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ king⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báijīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báijing
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-ching¹
  - Yale: bái-jīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairjing
  - Palladius: байцзин (bajczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ king⁴
  - Yale: baahk kìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ king⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ king⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² kʰɪŋ²¹/

Noun

白鯨

beluga whale; white whale (Delphinapterus leucas)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	鯨
はく Grade: 1	げい Grade: S

Etymology

白 (haku, “white”) +‎ 鯨 (gē, “whale”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) はくげー [hàkúgéé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝɡe̞ː]

Noun

白(はく)鯨(げい) • (hakugei)

beluga whale; white whale (Delphinapterus leucas)

See also

白海豚(しろいるか) (shiroiruka)

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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