结婚

Chinese

simpl.		结婚
trad.		結婚

Etymology

From 结 ("to tie, to knot, to join, to connect") + 婚 ("to marry; marriage").

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéhūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): git³ fan¹
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): kiet-fûn
• Min Dong (BUC): giék-hǒng
• Min Nan (POJ): kiat-hun
• Wu (WT Romanisation): jiq hun (T4)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiéhūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyehuen
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

    • (file)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: git³ fan¹
    • Yale: git fān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ fan¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ fɐn⁵⁵/
    • Homophones: Add homophones
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiet-fûn
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: giék-hǒng
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-hun
    • Tâi-lô: kiat-hun
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɪat̚³²⁻⁴ hun⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɪat̚³²⁻¹²¹ hun³⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • WT Romanisation: jiq hun (T4)
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɪ̆ʔ³³ hɯə̆ɲ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese pronunciation (结婚, reconstructed)
Character (結), Pronunciation (1/1)
Initial: 見 (28) Final: 屑 Division: IV			Openness: Open Tone: Checked (Ø)			Fanqie: 古屑切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/ket̚/	/kiet̚/	/ket̚/	/ket̚/	/kɛt̚/	/kiet̚/	/kɛt̚/
Character (婚), Pronunciation (1/1)
Initial: 曉 (32) Final: 魂 Division: I			Openness: Closed Tone: Level (Ø)			Fanqie: 呼昆切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/huən/	/xuən/	/xuən/	/huon/	/hwən/	/xuən/	/xuən/

Definitions

结婚

1. to marry; to get married; marriage

Derived terms

• 结婚纪念日 ("wedding anniversary")
• 结婚戒指 ("wedding ring")
• 结婚指环 ("wedding ring")

See also

• 已婚 ("married")
• 未婚 ("unmarried")
• 婚姻 ("marriage")

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (結婚):

•  Japanese: 結婚 (けっこん, kekkon)
•  Korean: 결혼 (結婚, gyeolhon)
•  Vietnamese: kết hôn (結婚)