綠卡

See also: 绿卡

Chinese

		green	customs station; to be choked; to fasten customs station; to be choked; to fasten; to clip; to wedge; checkpost; to check; to stop; to block; card
trad. (綠卡)		綠	卡
simp. (绿卡)		绿	卡
alternative forms		綠咭／绿咭 Cantonese

Etymology

Calque of English green card.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǜkǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˋ ㄎㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ kaat¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): le̍k-khah

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǜkǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˋ ㄎㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lyùkǎ
    • Wade–Giles: lü⁴-kʻa³
    • Yale: lyù-kǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuhkaa
    • Palladius: люйка (ljujka)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly⁵¹ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ kaat¹
    • Yale: luhk kāat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ kaat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ kad¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² kʰaːt̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: le̍k-khah
    • Tâi-lô: li̍k-khah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: legqaq
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² kʰaʔ³²/

Noun

綠卡

1. green card (US permanent resident card)

   綠卡抽籤／绿卡抽签  ―  lǜkǎ chōuqiān  ―  green card lottery

2. (figurative) permanent resident card of other countries