乾杯

See also: 干杯

Chinese

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		to dry	cup
trad. (乾杯)		乾	杯
simp. (干杯)		干	杯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gānbēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gon¹ bui¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôn-pî
• Min Nan (POJ): kan-poe
• Wu (Wiktionary): koe pe (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gānbēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganbei
    • IPA ^(key): /ka̠n⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gon¹ bui¹
    • Yale: gōn būi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gon¹ bui¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gon¹ bui¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɔːn⁵⁵ puːi̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôn-pî
    • Hakka Romanization System: gon´ bi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ bi¹
    • IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ pi²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-poe
    • Tâi-lô: kan-pue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kanpoef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² pue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kan³³ pue³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² pue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ pue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ pue⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: koe pe (T1)
    • IPA ^(key): /kø⁵⁵ pe̞²¹/

Verb

乾杯

1. to toast; to drink a toast

Interjection

乾杯

1. (colloquial) cheers!; bottoms up!

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
乾	杯
かん Grade: S	はい > ぱい Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんぱい [kàńpáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠mpa̠i]

Verb

乾杯する (hiragana かんぱいする, rōmaji kanpai suru)

1. to drink a glass dry
2. to toast

Interjection

乾杯 (hiragana かんぱい, rōmaji kanpai)

1. cheers! bottoms up! (toast)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
乾	杯

Noun

乾杯 • (geonbae) (hangeul 건배)

1. Hanja form^? of 건배 (“cheers!; bottoms up!”).