金鎖匙

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	key; lock
trad. (金鎖匙)		金	鎖匙
simp. (金锁匙)		金	锁匙

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ so² si⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-só-sî

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ so² si⁴
    • Yale: gām só sìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ so² si⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ so² xi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ siː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-só-sî
    • Tâi-lô: kim-só-sî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kimsoysii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²³/

Noun

金鎖匙

1. (Cantonese, literal) golden key (Classifier: 條／条 c)
2. (Cantonese, figurative) silver spoon (Classifier: 條／条 c)
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) Heliotropium strigosum
4. (Taiwanese Hokkien) Indian broomrape (Aeginetia indica)
5. (Taiwanese Hokkien) Centranthera brunoniana

Synonyms

• (golden key): 金鑰匙／金钥匙 (jīnyàoshi)
• (silver spoon): 金湯匙／金汤匙 (jīntāngchí), 金鑰匙／金钥匙 (jīnyàoshi)
• (Indian broomrape): 野菰 (yěgū)