交椅

Chinese

		to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)	chair
simp. and trad. (交椅)		交	椅

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāoyǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau¹ ji²
Gan (Wiktionary): 'gau¹ i³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kâu-yí

(Hailu, HRS): gau^ˋ rhi^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): gau⁴ yi³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kau-í

(Teochew, Peng'im): gao¹ in²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāoyǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiaoyǐ
  - Wade–Giles: chiao¹-i³
  - Yale: jyāu-yǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiauyii
  - Palladius: цзяои (czjaoi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaau¹ ji²
  - Yale: gāau yí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau¹ ji²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gao¹ yi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯⁵⁵ jiː³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'gau¹ i³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈkau⁴² i²¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâu-yí
  - Hakka Romanization System: gau^ˊ i^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gau¹ yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /kau̯²⁴ i³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâu-yí
  - Hakka Romanization System: gau^ˊ (r)i^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gau¹ yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /kau̯²⁴ (j)i³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gau^ˋ rhi^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /kau⁵³ ʒi²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gau⁴ yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /kau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ i³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-í
  - Tâi-lô: kau-í
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kau'ie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kau³³ i⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kau⁴⁴⁻²² i⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ i⁵³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /kau⁴⁴⁻²² i⁴²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gao¹ in²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau íⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³⁻²³ ĩ⁵²/

Noun

交椅

old-style wooden folding chair with crossed legs
(dialectal) chair (usually with armrests)
- 1980 July 27, 陳漠延, “粤讴与潮州歌谣”, in Sin Chew Jit Poh‎^[1], page 16:
  
  二哥贈妹金交椅 [Teochew, trad.]
  二哥赠妹金交椅 [Teochew, simp.]
  ri⁶ go¹ zang⁷ muê⁶ gim¹ gao¹ in² [Peng'im]
  Second Brother gifted Sister a golden chair
(Quanzhou Hokkien) high-back chair; chair with a backrest
(figurative) leader's position; high post

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 椅子 (“chair (with back)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		椅子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	椅子
	Taiwan	椅子
	Ulanhot	椅子
	Tongliao	椅子
	Chifeng	椅子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	椅子
	Harbin	椅子
	Shenyang	椅子
	Singapore	椅子
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	椅子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	椅子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	椅子, 靠背椅子
	Wanrong	椅子
	Zhengzhou	椅子
	Xi'an	椅子
	Xining	椅子
	Xuzhou	椅子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	椅凳子, 椅凳兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	椅子
	Bayanhot	椅子
	Lanzhou	椅子
	Ürümqi	椅子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	椅子, 椅椅兒, 憑憑椅
	Wuhan	椅子, 靠背椅, 靠椅
	Guiyang	椅子, 板凳
	Kunming	椅子
	Liuzhou	椅子, 靠背椅
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	靠背兒椅子, 椅子
	Yangzhou	椅子
	Hefei	椅子
	Huanggang	椅子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	椅, 挨屏椅
	Hong Kong	凳, 椅, 挨屏椅
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	凳, 椅
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	椅
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	交椅
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	椅
	Macau	椅
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	椅
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	椅
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	椅
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	椅
	Foshan	椅
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	椅
	Foshan (Shunde)	椅
	Foshan (Sanshui)	椅
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	椅
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	椅
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	椅
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	椅
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	椅
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	椅
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	椅
	Taishan	椅
	Kaiping (Chikan)	椅
	Enping (Niujiang)	椅
	Heshan (Yayao)	椅
	Dongguan	凳, 鉸椅
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	凳
	Yangjiang	椅
	Beihai	椅
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	椅
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	交椅
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	椅
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	椅, 凳
	Singapore (Guangfu)	椅, 凳
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	椅
	Móng Cái	椅
Gan	Nanchang	交椅
	Lichuan	椅仔
	Pingxiang	椅子
Hakka	Meixian	椅仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	有屏椅
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	鉸椅
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	凳
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	交椅
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	椅
	Wengyuan	憑椅
	Liannan	竹椅
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	交椅
	Jiexi	椅
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	交椅
	Changting	靠背椅
	Wuping (Yanqian)	憑凳子
	Ninghua	椅子
	Yudu	椅子
	Ningdu	椅子
	Shicheng	椅
	Shangyou (Shexi)	椅子
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	椅子
	Dayu	椅哩
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	凳仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	凳仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	凳仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	凳
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	凳仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	凳
	Hong Kong	鉸椅
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	椅
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	椅子
	Xinyi (Sihe)	椅
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	椅
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	交椅
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	椅
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	交椅
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	椅
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	椅子
	Senai (Huiyang)	凳
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	凳
	Singkawang	凳
Huizhou	Jixi	交椅
Huizhou	Fuliang	椅兒
Jin	Taiyuan	椅子
	Pingyao	椅子
	Xinzhou	椅子
	Taibus (Baochang)	椅子
	Linhe	椅子
	Jining	椅子
	Hohhot	椅子
	Baotou	椅子
	Dongsheng	椅子
	Haibowan	椅子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	椅仔, 有屏椅
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	椅, 椅頭
	Fuzhou (Changle)	椅囝
	Fuqing	椅, 椅頭
	Yongtai	椅囝
	Gutian	椅頭
	Fu'an	凳
	Ningde	凳頭
	Shouning	凳頭
	Zhouning	椅, 長凳囝
	Fuding	交椅囝
	Matsu	椅, 椅頭
Southern Min	Xiamen	椅, 椅仔
	Quanzhou	椅, 椅仔, 交椅
	Zhangzhou	椅, 椅仔, 交椅
	Zhao'an	椅仔
	Tainan	椅仔
	Penang (Hokkien)	椅, 交椅, kerusi
	Singapore (Hokkien)	交椅
	Manila (Hokkien)	椅
	Medan (Hokkien)	交椅
	Chaozhou	椅
	Shantou	椅
	Jieyang	椅
	Bangkok (Teochew)	椅
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	椅
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	椅
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	椅
	Singapore (Teochew)	交椅
	Pontianak (Teochew)	椅
	Leizhou	椅
	Wenchang	椅囝
	Haikou	椅囝, 椅
	Singapore (Hainanese)	椅
Puxian Min	Putian	椅, 厚椅, 仙椅
Puxian Min	Xianyou	交椅
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	交椅
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	椅, 交椅
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	椅子, 靠背椅
Shehua	Fu'an	椅
	Fuding	椅
	Luoyuan	椅
	Sanming	椅
	Shunchang	椅
	Hua'an	椅仔
	Guixi (Zhangping)	椅
	Cangnan	椅
	Jingning (Hexi)	交椅
	Lishui	家椅
	Longyou	家椅
	Chaozhou	凳
	Fengshun	椅
Wu	Shanghai	椅子, 矮凳
	Shanghai (Chongming)	椅子
	Suzhou	交椅, 靠背, 椅子, 靠背矮凳
	Wuxi	靠背椅
	Danyang	椅子, 靠背椅子, 靠背椅
	Hangzhou	椅子, 靠背椅, 靠背椅子
	Ningbo	椅子, 矮凳
	Wenzhou	矮椅
	Jinhua	交椅, 椅子, 靠背椅
Xiang	Changsha	椅子, 靠背椅子, 靠椅
Xiang	Shuangfeng	椅子

(high-back chair): 靠背椅 (kàobèiyǐ); (Sichuan) 憑憑椅／凭凭椅; (Hokkien) 䖙椅

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (交椅):

→ Korean: 교의(交椅) (gyoui)

Others:

→ Khmer: កៅអី (kawʼəy)
→ Lao: ເກົ້າອີ້ (kao ʼī)
→ Thai: เก้าอี้ (gâo-îi)

References

Duffus, William (1883) “chair”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 39

Korean

Hanja in this term
交	椅

Noun

交椅 • (gyoui) (hangeul 교의)

hanja form^? of 교의 (“chair (dated or archaic)”)