ciallo
Chinese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Blend of Italian ciao + English hello, popularised by a greeting used by Inaba Meguru (因幡 めぐる) in the game Sabbat of the Witch by YUZUSOFT, released 27th February 2015 (21st July 2023 as for the Chinese version).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qiàlóu
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciàlóu
- Wade–Giles: chʻia4-lou2
- Yale: chyà-lóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiahlou
- Palladius: цялоу (cjalou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ä⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Interjection
ciallo
- (humorous, ACG) hello [since 2023]
- 2023 June 26, 纸醉金迷zzjm, “ciallo是什么梗啊？”, in Baidu Zhidao[1], archived from the original on 29 August 2026:
- ciallo这个梗经常出现在各大番剧的评论区中，当番剧迷在观看动漫时，会在评论区输入“ciallo”与其他番剧迷进行交流互动，或者转发“ciallo”的表情包用以问好。
- Ciallo zhège gěng jīngcháng chūxiàn zài gè dà fānjù de pínglùnqū zhōng, dāng fānjùmí zài guānkàn dòngmàn shí, huì zài pínglùnqū shūrù “ciallo” yǔ qítā fānjùmí jìnxíng jiāoliú hùdòng, huòzhě zhuǎnfā “ciallo” de biǎoqíngbāo yòng yǐ wènhǎo.
- The ciallo meme often appears in the comment sections of major anime series. When fans are watching anime, they will type "ciallo" in the comment section to interact with other fans, or forward the "ciallo" emoticon package to say hello.