七喜
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Chinese[edit]
seven | to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad | ||
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trad. (七喜) | 七 | 喜 | |
simp. #(七喜) | 七 | 喜 |
Etymology[edit]
Originally Cantonese 七起 (cat1 hei2), a calque of English 7 Up. 起 (hei2, “up; to rise”) was replaced with the homophonous 喜 (hei2, “happiness; joy”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Cisǐ
- Wade–Giles: Chʻi1-hsi3
- Yale: Chī-syǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chishii
- Palladius: Циси (Cisi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cat1 hei2
- Yale: chāt héi
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsat7 hei2
- Guangdong Romanization: ced1 héi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-hí
- Tâi-lô: tshit-hí
- Phofsit Daibuun: chithie
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ hi⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Proper noun[edit]
七喜