聘金

Chinese

		betrothed; engage (teacher); hire	metal; gold; money
trad. (聘金)		聘	金
simp. #(聘金)		聘	金

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pìnjīn, pìngjīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ, ㄆㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping³ gam¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): phèng-kim

  (Teochew, Peng'im): pian³ gim¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pìnjīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pìnjin
    • Wade–Giles: pʻin⁴-chin¹
    • Yale: pìn-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pinnjin
    • Palladius: пиньцзинь (pinʹczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰin⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pìngjīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pìngjin
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing⁴-chin¹
    • Yale: pìng-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pinqjin
    • Palladius: пинцзинь (pinczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping³ gam¹
    • Yale: ping gām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping³ gam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping³ gem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ³³ kɐm⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phèng-kim
    • Tâi-lô: phìng-kim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pheangkym
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kim³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /pʰeŋ²¹⁻⁴² kim⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pian³ gim¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phiàⁿ kim
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kim³³/

Noun

聘金

1. betrothal gifts (from the bridegroom's to the bride's family); bride price
2. money paid at the time of hiring; advance payment on engagement

Synonyms

• (betrothal gift): 聘禮／聘礼 (pìnlǐ), 財禮／财礼 (cáilǐ), 彩禮／彩礼 (cǎilǐ)