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はいちぇー【海賊】 : haichee | define meaning
haichee
Pronunciation: [hait͡ɕeː]
Definition
Noun
- Pirate
Etymology
Historically pronounced はいつぇー haitsee. Ultimately from Chinese 【海賊・海贼】 "pirate" (cf. Mandarin hǎizéi; Cantonese hoi2 caak6; Hokkien hái-chha̍t; Eastern Min hāi-chĕk; Sino-Korean 해적 haejeok; Sino-Vietnamese hải tặc; and Sino-Japanese かいぞく kaizoku), most likely borrowed from Mandarin.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 海賊 |
| Kana | はいちぇー |
| Romanization | haichee |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [hait͡ɕeː] |
意味：かいぞく【海賊】
Categories:
海賊
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 17). はいちぇー【海賊】 : haichee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5695/haichee/.