# 麥克
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

From English Mike or Michael.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Màikè
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mak$^6$ hak$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Màikè
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Màikè
*** Wade–Giles: Mai$^4$-kʻo$^4$
*** Yale: Mài-kè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maykeh
*** Palladius: Майкэ (Majkɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mak$^6$ hak$^1$
*** Yale: mahk hāk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mak$^9$ hak$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: meg$^6$ heg$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐk̚² hɐk̚⁵/

#### Proper noun

麥克
* A transliteration of the English male given name Mike or Michael

### Etymology 2

From English Mc- or Mac-, from Irish mac (“son”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Màikè
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mak$^6$ hak$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Màikè
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Màikè
*** Wade–Giles: Mai$^4$-kʻo$^4$
*** Yale: Mài-kè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maykeh
*** Palladius: Майкэ (Majkɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mak$^6$ hak$^1$
*** Yale: mahk hāk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mak$^9$ hak$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: meg$^6$ heg$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐk̚² hɐk̚⁵/

#### Prefix

麥克
* Mc-; Mac-

##### Synonyms

* 麥／麦 (mài)

##### Derived terms

* 麥克唐納／麦克唐纳 (Màikètángnà)
* 麥克阿瑟／麦克阿瑟 (Màikè'āsè)

### Etymology 3

From Japanese マイク (maiku); the choice of hanzi is influenced by 麥克風／麦克风 (màikèfēng).

#### Pronunciation

* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mái-kù / mái-khù / mai-khù / mai-kú
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mài-kù / mái-khù
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mái-kù / mái-khù / mai-khù
*** Hakka Romanization System: mai$^ˋ$ gu$^ˇ$ / mai$^ˋ$ ku$^ˇ$ / mai ku$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mai$^3$ gu$^2$ / mai$^3$ ku$^2$ / mai$^4$ ku$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /mai̯³¹ ku¹¹/, /mai̯³¹ kʰu¹¹/, /mai̯⁵⁵ kʰu¹¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mái-kù / mái-khù / mai-kú
*** Hakka Romanization System: mai$^ˋ$ gu$^ˇ$ / mai$^ˋ$ ku$^ˇ$ / mai gu$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mai$^3$ gu$^2$ / mai$^3$ ku$^2$ / mai$^4$ gu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /mai̯³¹ ku¹¹/, /mai̯³¹ kʰu¹¹/, /mai̯⁵⁵ ku³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mài-kù
*** Tâi-lô: mài-kù
*** Phofsit Daibuun: mae'kux
*** IPA (Taipei): /mãi¹¹⁻⁵³ ku¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /mãi²¹⁻⁴¹ ku²¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mái-khù
*** Tâi-lô: mái-khù
*** Phofsit Daibuun: may'qux
*** IPA (Taipei): /mãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰu¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /mãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰu²¹/

#### Noun

麥克
* (Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) microphone
    From: 2010, 張政雄 (Jhang Jheng Syong), 薛珮潔 (Sherry Hsueh) and 翁立友 (Weng Li-you), 三口組
    Chhiùⁿ KTV saⁿ ki chhùi tiám chi̍t tiâu koa, mài-kù lóng beh chhiúⁿ-lâi-chhiúⁿ-khì. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    When singing karaoke, three mouths chose one song, and the microphone had to be fought over.
    From: 2012, 蔡佳麟 (Jia-Ling Cai), 為愛車拼 (“For Love”)
    Lâng-kheh nā kiò gún tiō kiâⁿ, mài-kù sī gún ê phōaⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    When customers call, I go right away; the microphone is my companion.
    From: 2017, 曾瑋中 (Jasper Tseng), 聽歌
    Gún the̍h-tio̍h mài-kù chhiùⁿ chhut ê sim-chiâⁿ thiaⁿ-koa ê lâng éng-oán pôe tī chia. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Holding the microphone, I sing my heart out; people listening to this song will forever be here with me.
    From: 2021, 蕭煌奇 (Ricky Hsiao), 潘麗麗 (Lily Pan), 黃昺翔 (Sean Huang), 舞台
    Gia̍h-tio̍h mài-kù, thian-hā sī góa--ê, Gia̍h-tio̍h mài-kù, thian-hā sī lán--ê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    With a microphone in my hand, the world is mine; With microphones in our hands, the world is ours.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 傳聲器, 微音器, 擴音器, 話筒, 麥克風 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 麥克風, 話筒, 麥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 麥克風 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 咪, 話筒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 咪, 咪高峰 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 咪, 麥克風, 話筒 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 麥克 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 麥克 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 麥克 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 麥克, 放送頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 麥克 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 麥克 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 麥克風, 話筒 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 麥克 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 麥克 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 麥克風, 話筒 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 麥克風, 話筒 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 話筒, 麥 |