介休

Chinese

Etymology 1

		introduce; lie between; between	to rest
simp. and trad. (介休)		介	休
Literally: “Jie Zhitui's place of rest”.

Supposedly named by Ji Chong'er, the Wen Duke of Jin, in his remorse for having killed his loyal subject Jie Zhitui and Jie's mother with an intentional forest fire in the region.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jièxiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ jau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jièxiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jièsiou
    • Wade–Giles: Chieh⁴-hsiu¹
    • Yale: Jyè-syōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiehshiou
    • Palladius: Цзесю (Czesju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai³ jau¹
    • Yale: gaai yāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ jau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai³ yeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

介休

1. (～市) Jiexiu (a county-level city in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China)

Derived terms

• 介休話 / 介休话

 

Etymology 2

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (介休)		介	休

Borrowed from Spanish Callao via Cantonese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jièxiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ jau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jièxiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jièsiou
    • Wade–Giles: Chieh⁴-hsiu¹
    • Yale: Jyè-syōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiehshiou
    • Palladius: Цзесю (Czesju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai³ jau¹
    • Yale: gaai yāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ jau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai³ yeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

介休

1. (～埠) (dated) Callao (a city in Peru)

   Synonym: 卡亞俄 / 卡亚俄