石Q

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (石Q)		石	Q

Etymology

Clipping of English security.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): sek⁶ kiu¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sek⁶ kiu¹
  - Yale: sehk kīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁹ kiu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ség⁶ kiu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚² kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

石Q

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) security guard

Synonyms

保安 (bǎo'ān)
保安員／保安员 (bǎo'ānyuán)
(Cantonese) 看更 (kāngēng)
(Hong Kong Cantonese) 食蕉, 實Q／实Q

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