隔壁

Chinese

		to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off	wall; rampart
simp. and trad. (隔壁)		隔	壁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): gébì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ge² bi²
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaak³ bik¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kak-piak

(Hailu, HRS): gag biag

(Meixian, Guangdong): gag⁵ biag⁵
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ga⁶ bia⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): keh-piah / keeh-piah

(Teochew, Peng'im): gêh⁴ biah⁴
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷kaq-piq₇ / ⁷kaeq-piq₇ / ⁷keq-piq₇

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gébì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gébì
  - Wade–Giles: ko²-pi⁴
  - Yale: gé-bì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gerbih
  - Palladius: гэби (gɛbi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵ pi⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ge² bi²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gebi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛ²¹ pi²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaak³ bik¹
  - Yale: gaak bīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaak⁸ bik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: gag³ big¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːk̚³ pɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kak-piak
  - Hakka Romanization System: gag^ˋ biag^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gag⁵ biag⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kak̚² pi̯ak̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gag biag
  - Sinological IPA: /kak⁵⁻² piak⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gag⁵ biag⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kak̚¹ piak̚¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ga⁶ bia⁶ [Phonetic: ga⁴ ia⁶]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gā-biā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka¹¹⁻⁴² ^(p-)ia¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ga⁶ bia⁶ [Phonetic: ga⁴ wia⁶]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka²¹⁻⁴² ^(p-)βia²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Singapore, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keh-piah
  - Tâi-lô: keh-piah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kehpiaq
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piaʔ³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ke(ʔ)⁵ piaʔ⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Singapore): /ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² piaʔ³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ piaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keeh-piah
  - Tâi-lô: keeh-piah
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piaʔ³²/

Note:

“separated by a wall; neighbor”.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: gêh⁴ biah⁴
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: keh piah
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /keʔ²⁻⁴ piaʔ²/

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷kaq-piq₇
  - MiniDict: kah^入 pih^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴kaq-piq₄
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kaʔ³³ piɪʔ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁷kaeq-piq₇
  - MiniDict: kaeh^入 pih^入
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /kaʔ⁴⁴ piɪʔ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Jiaxing)
  - Wugniu: ⁷keq-piq₇
  - MiniDict: keh^入 pih^入
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /kəʔ⁵⁵ piɪʔ⁵⁵/

Adjective

隔壁

next door
(Hokkien) separated by a wall

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 隔壁 (“next door”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鄰
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		隔壁
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	隔壁兒
	Taiwan	隔壁
	Singapore	隔壁
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	隔壁兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	隔壁子, 隔壁
	Wuhan	隔壁
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	隔壁鄰居
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	隔壁鄰居
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	隔壁
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	隔壁
Cantonese	Guangzhou	隔籬
	Hong Kong	隔籬
	Kaiping (Chikan)	隔籬
	Yangjiang	隔籬
	Singapore (Guangfu)	隔籬
Gan	Nanchang	隔壁, 間壁
Hakka	Meixian	隔壁
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	隔壁
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	隔壁
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	隔壁
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	隔壁
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	隔壁
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	隔壁
Jin	Taiyuan	隔壁子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	隔壁
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	間壁
Southern Min	Xiamen	隔壁
	Taipei	隔壁
	Kaohsiung	隔壁
	Singapore (Hokkien)	隔壁
	Manila (Hokkien)	隔壁
	Chaozhou	隔壁
	Singapore (Teochew)	隔壁
Wu	Shanghai	隔壁
	Suzhou	隔壁
	Wenzhou	隔壁
Xiang	Changsha	隔壁
Xiang	Shuangfeng	隔壁

Noun

隔壁

neighbor; next door
dividing wall (Classifier: 道 m)
bulkhead (of a ship or aircraft)

Synonyms

(neighbor):

Dialectal synonyms of 鄰居 (“neighbor”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鄰
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鄰居, 鄰舍, 鄰家, 左鄰右舍
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	街坊, 隔壁兒, 鄰居
	Taiwan	鄰居, 街坊
	Malaysia	鄰居
	Singapore	鄰居
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	街坊, 鄰舍, 鄰舍家
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	鄰家, 隔壁子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	隔壁鄰舍, 隔壁子
	Wuhan	街坊
	Guilin	鄰居
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	隔壁鄰居
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	鄰居
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	鄰居
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	鄰居, 鄰家
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鄰居, 隔籬鄰舍, 鄰舍, 隔籬, 街坊
	Hong Kong	鄰居, 隔籬鄰舍, 隔籬屋, 隔籬, 街坊
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	隔籬鄰舍
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	隔籬屋
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	隔籬屋
	Taishan	隔籬, 上屋, 下屋, 街坊
	Kaiping (Chikan)	隔籬鄰舍
	Yangjiang	隔籬屋
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	隔籬鄰舍
	Singapore (Guangfu)	隔籬鄰舍, 隔籬, 街坊
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	街坊
Gan	Nanchang	鄰舍
Hakka	Meixian	鄰舍
	Huiyang	鄰舍, 隔籬鄰舍
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鄰舍
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	鄰舍
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	鄰舍
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鄰舍
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	鄰舍
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	鄰舍
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	鄰舍
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	隔壁鄰舍, 鄰舍
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	隔壁鄰舍, 鄰舍
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	隔壁鄰舍, 鄰舍
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	鄰舍
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	屋邊頭尾, 屋邊
	Hong Kong	鄰舍, 隔籬鄰舍
	Senai (Huiyang)	鄰舍
Jin	Taiyuan	鄰居, 鄰家, 隔壁子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	厝邊, 厝邊仙
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	厝邊, 同居, 同厝
Southern Min	Xiamen	厝邊, 厝邊跤兜, 厝邊頭尾, 隔壁
	Quanzhou	厝邊, 厝邊跤兜, 厝邊頭尾, 隔壁
	Jinjiang	厝邊
	Zhangzhou	厝邊, 厝邊跤兜, 厝邊頭尾, 隔壁
	Zhao'an	厝邊仔
	Taipei	厝邊, 隔壁
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	厝邊, 隔壁, 厝邊隔壁
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	隔壁
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	厝邊, 隔壁
	Kaohsiung	厝邊, 隔壁
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	厝邊, 隔壁
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	厝邊, 隔壁
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	厝邊, 隔壁, 厝邊隔壁
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	厝邊, 隔壁
	Yilan	厝邊, 隔壁
	Yilan (Luodong)	厝邊, 厝邊仔, 隔壁
	Yilan (Toucheng)	厝邊, 厝邊仔, 隔壁
	Changhua (Lukang)	厝邊, 隔壁
	Changhua (Yongjing)	厝邊, 隔壁, 厝邊頭尾
	Taichung	厝邊, 厝邊隔壁, 厝邊頭尾
	Tainan	厝邊, 隔壁
	Tainan (Anping)	厝邊, 隔壁, 厝邊頭尾
	Hsinchu	厝邊, 隔壁
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	厝邊, 隔壁
	Kinmen	隔壁
	Penghu (Magong)	隔壁
	Penghu (Xiyu)	厝邊, 隔壁
	Penang (Hokkien)	隔壁
	Singapore (Hokkien)	厝邊, 厝邊頭尾
	Manila (Hokkien)	厝邊, 隔壁
	Chaozhou	厝邊, 厝邊頭尾
	Shantou	厝邊, 厝邊頭尾
	Jieyang	厝邊, 厝邊頭尾
	Haifeng	厝邊, 厝邊頭尾
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	厝邊
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	厝邊
	Singapore (Teochew)	厝邊, 厝邊頭尾
	Pontianak (Teochew)	厝邊
	Wenchang	厝墘
	Haikou	厝墘儂, 厝邊儂
	Singapore (Hainanese)	厝墘
Puxian Min	Putian	厝邊司, 隔壁厝, 厝邊, 厝邊隔壁
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	厝邊司, 隔壁厝
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	厝邊司, 隔壁厝
	Xianyou	厝邊司, 隔壁主, 厝邊, 厝邊隔壁
	Xianyou (Fengting)	厝邊司, 隔壁主
	Xianyou (Youyang)	厝邊司
Wu	Shanghai	鄰舍, 鄰居, 隔壁鄰舍, 鄰舍隔壁, 街坊, 鄉鄰 dated
	Suzhou	鄉鄰
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	鄰舍
	Wenzhou	鄰舍
Xiang	Changsha	鄰舍
Xiang	Shuangfeng	鄰舍

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隔	壁
かく Grade: S	へき Grade: S
kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かくへき [kàkúhékí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟he̞kʲi]

Noun

隔(かく)壁(へき) • (kakuheki)

(architecture) partition
(nautical, aviation) bulkhead

References

“隔壁”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

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