直升機

See also: 直升机 and 直昇機

Chinese

		to go up in a straight line; to go up an academic grade	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (直升機/直昇機)		直升/直昇	機
simp. (直升机)		直升	机

Etymology

(below expectation): From 伏 (“below expectation; worse than anticipated; trappy”), when reduplicated becomes the onomatopoeic word 伏伏伏 (fuk⁶ fuk⁶ fuk⁶, “helicopter”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíshēngjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zik⁶ sing¹ gei¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zet⁵ sen¹ gi¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̍t-sṳ̂n-kî

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ced⁶ sen¹ gi¹

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ti̍t-seng-ki
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸zeq-sen-ci

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhíshēngjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhshengji
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-shêng¹-chi¹
    • Yale: jŕ-shēng-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrshengji
    • Palladius: чжишэнцзи (čžišɛnczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ sing¹ gei¹
    • Yale: jihk sīng gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ sing¹ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ xing¹ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² sɪŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zet⁵ sen¹ gi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡set̚³² sen³³ ki³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̍t-sṳ̂n-kî
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciid siin´ gi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cid⁶ sin¹ gi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ced⁶ sen¹ gi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰət̚⁵ sən⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti̍t-seng-ki
    • Tâi-lô: ti̍t-sing-ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: didsengky
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tit̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tit̚²⁴⁻² siɪŋ³³ ki³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tit̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tit̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸zeq-sen-ci
    • MiniDict: zeh^入 sen ci
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zeq-sen-ji
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹¹ sən²² t͡ɕi²³/

Noun

直升機

1. helicopter (Classifier: 架)

   軍用直升機／军用直升机  ―  jūnyòng zhíshēngjī  ―  military helicopter

Synonyms

• 直升飛機／直升飞机 (zhíshēng fēijī)

Derived terms

• 直升機父母 (zhíshēngjī fùmǔ)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (直升機):

• → Korean: 직승기(直升機) (jikseunggi)

Adjective

直升機

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) below expectation; worse than anticipated; trappy