期望

Chinese

		a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
trad. (期望)		期	望
simp. #(期望)		期	望

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīwàng, qíwàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄨㄤˋ, ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ mong⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khì-mong
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kî-bōng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ki⁵ mo⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīwàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciwàng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-wang⁴
    • Yale: chī-wàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiwanq
    • Palladius: циван (civan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qíwàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cíwàng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-wang⁴
    • Yale: chí-wàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiwanq
    • Palladius: циван (civan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 期望 祈望

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ mong⁶
    • Yale: kèih mohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ mong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ mong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ mɔːŋ²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 期望 祈望

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-mong
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiˇ mong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ki² mong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ moŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-bōng
    • Tâi-lô: kî-bōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'bong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² bɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ bɔŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ki⁵ mo⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî mō
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mo¹¹/

Verb

期望

1. to expect; to hope

Synonyms

• 企待 (qǐdài) (literary)
• 企望 (qǐwàng)
• 企盼 (qǐpàn)
• 冀望 (jìwàng) (literary)
• 向望 (ǹg-bāng) (Hokkien)
• 夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
• 寄望 (jìwàng)
• 巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)
• 希冀 (xījì) (literary)
• 希望 (xīwàng)
• 幸 (xìng) (literary)
• 引領／引领 (yǐnlǐng) (literary)
• 思 (literary, or in compounds)
• 想望 (xion² von³) (Jin)
• 指望 (zhǐwàng)
• 期待 (qīdài)
• 渴望 (kěwàng)
• 盼 (pàn)
• 盼望 (pànwàng)
• 願／愿 (yuàn)
• 願意／愿意 (yuànyì)
• 鵠望／鹄望 (húwàng) (literary)

 

Noun

期望

1. expectation; hope

   不要對任何人期望太高。 [MSC, trad.]
   不要对任何人期望太高。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bùyào duì rènhé rén qīwàng tài gāo. [Pinyin]

   Don't expect too much from anyone.

2. (mathematics) expected value

Synonyms

• (hope):

• 希冀 (xījì) (literary)
• 希望 (xīwàng)
• 心願／心愿 (xīnyuàn)
• 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
• 志願／志愿 (zhìyuàn)
• 想兒／想儿 (xiǎngr) (Beijing Mandarin)
• 意願／意愿 (yìyuàn)
• 慾望／欲望 (yùwàng)
• 指望 (zhǐwàng)
• 祈願／祈愿 (qíyuàn)
• 願／愿 (yuàn)
• 願望／愿望 (yuànwàng)

 

Derived terms

• 數學期望／数学期望
• 期望值 (qīwàngzhí)