吉祥

Chinese

		lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)	auspicious; propitious
simp. and trad. (吉祥)		吉	祥
alternative forms		吉羊 ancient

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíxiáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ coeng⁴

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kit-siòng
• Jin (Wiktionary): jieh⁴ xion¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiat-siông / kiat-siâng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gig⁴ siang⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷ciq-zhian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíxiáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jísiáng
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-hsiang²
    • Yale: jí-syáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyang
    • Palladius: цзисян (czisjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gat¹ coeng⁴
    • Yale: gāt chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ged¹ cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kit-siòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: gid^ˋ xiong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gid⁵ xiong²
    • Sinological IPA: /kit̚² si̯oŋ¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: jieh⁴ xion¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ɕiɒ̃¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-siông
    • Tâi-lô: kiat-siông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiatsioong
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-siâng
    • Tâi-lô: kiat-siâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiatsiaang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ siaŋ¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gig⁴ siang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kik siâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kik̚²⁻⁴ siaŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷ciq-zhian
    • MiniDict: cih^入 zhian
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiq-xxian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ ʑiã⁴⁴/

Adjective

吉祥

1. lucky; auspicious; propitious

Synonyms

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• 吉利 (jílì)
• 祥和 (xiánghé)
• 祺祥 (qíxiáng) (literary)
• 老利 (lou⁵ lai^6-2) (Cantonese)

Antonyms

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• 不祥 (bùxiáng)

Derived terms

• 吉祥物 (jíxiángwù)

Proper noun

吉祥

1. (～里) An urban village in Songshan district, Taipei, Taiwan

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
吉	祥
きち Grade: S	しょう > じょう Grade: S
goon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
吉祥 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きちじょー [kìchíjóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲit͡ɕiʑo̞ː]

Noun

吉(きち)祥(じょう) • (kichijō) ^{←きちじやう (kitizyau)?}

1. good omen, positive sign

Derived terms

• 吉祥草(キチジョウソウ) (kichijōsō)
• 吉祥天(きちじょうてん) (Kichijōten)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
吉	祥
きつ > きっ Grade: S	しょう Grade: S
kan'on

Alternative spelling
吉祥 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きっしょー [kìsshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲiɕːo̞ː]

Noun

吉(きっ)祥(しょう) • (kisshō) ^{←きつしやう (kitusyau)?}

1. good omen, positive sign

Derived terms

• 吉祥天(きっしょうてん) (Kisshōten)