北極光

Chinese

		north	utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	light; ray; bright
trad. (北極光)		北	極	光
simp. (北极光)		北	极	光

Etymology

From 北極／北极 (Běijí, “the North Pole”) + 光 (guāng, “light”) or 北 (běi, “north”) + 極光／极光 (jíguāng, “polar light”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běijíguāng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ gik⁶ gwong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běijíguāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běijíguang
  - Wade–Giles: pei³-chi²-kuang¹
  - Yale: běi-jí-gwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beeijyiguang
  - Palladius: бэйцзигуан (bɛjcziguan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bak¹ gik⁶ gwong¹
  - Yale: bāk gihk gwōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ gik⁹ gwong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: beg¹ gig⁶ guong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ kɪk̚² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

北極光

northern lights; the aurora of the northern hemisphere

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