# 奶酪
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): nǎilào, nǎiluò
       (Zhuyin): ㄋㄞˇ ㄌㄠˋ, ㄋㄞˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): нэло (nelo, II-III)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): naai$^5$ lok$^6$ / naai$^5$ lok$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ni-lo̍k
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$na-loq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǎilào
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄞˇ ㄌㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nǎilào
*** Wade–Giles: nai$^3$-lao$^4$
*** Yale: nǎi-làu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naelaw
*** Palladius: найлао (najlao)
*** Sinological IPA : /naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǎiluò
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄞˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nǎiluò
*** Wade–Giles: nai$^3$-lo$^4$
*** Yale: nǎi-lwò
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naeluoh
*** Palladius: найло (najlo)
*** Sinological IPA : /naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: нэло (nelo, II-III)
*** Sinological IPA : /nɛ⁵¹ lɔ⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: naai$^5$ lok$^6$ / naai$^5$ lok$^3$
*** Yale: náaih lohk / náaih lok
*** Cantonese Pinyin: naai$^5$ lok$^9$ / naai$^5$ lok$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nai$^5$ log$^6$ / nai$^5$ log$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /naːi̯¹³ lɔːk̚²/, /naːi̯¹³ lɔːk̚³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ni-lo̍k
*** Tâi-lô: ni-lo̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nilok
*** IPA (Xiamen): /nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /nĩ³³ lɔk̚²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔk̚¹²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$na-loq
*** MiniDict: na$^去$ loh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$na-loq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /na²² loʔ⁴⁴/

### Noun

奶酪
* cheese
* (figurative) Synonym of 既得利益 (jìdé lìyì, “vested interest”)
* (Taiwan) panna cotta

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 奶酪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 奶酪, 乳酪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 起司, 起士, 乳酪, 乾酪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 起司, 芝士 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 起司, 芝士 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 奶酪 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 奶酪 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 芝士 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 奶油 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 起士 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 起士 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 起士 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 起士 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 起士 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 起士 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 奶酪, 乳酪, 鹹牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 奶酪, 乾酪, 刺乳, 鹹牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | cheese |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 芝士 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 起司 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 起司 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 起司 |

#### Derived terms

* 半軟奶酪／半软奶酪
* 奶油奶酪
* 奶酪火鍋／奶酪火锅
* 奶酪皮
* 奶酪蛋糕 (nǎilào dàngāo)
* 山羊奶酪
* 新奶酪
* 硬奶酪
* 羊奶酪
* 藍紋奶酪／蓝纹奶酪
* 軟奶酪／软奶酪
* 鄉村奶酪／乡村奶酪 (xiāngcūn nǎilào)