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

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• 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

1. rugby or any similar game

   美式橄欖球／美式橄榄球  ―  měishì gǎnlǎnqiú  ―  American football

2. 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

• 七人制橄欖球 / 七人制橄榄球
• 美式橄欖球 / 美式橄榄球 (měishìgǎnlǎnqiú)
• 聯合式橄欖球 / 联合式橄榄球
• 聯盟式橄欖球 / 联盟式橄榄球
• 英式橄欖球 / 英式橄榄球