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吉貝

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (吉貝)
simp. (吉贝)
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Etymology

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Particularly: “From 古貝? (Compare English woodchuck "groundhog" and wejack "fisher".) Or from Malay kapuk?”

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (1)
Final () (48) (25)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter kjit pajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kiɪt̚/ /pɑiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kit̚/ /pɑiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kjet̚/ /pɑiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kit̚/ /pajH/
Li
Rong
/kiĕt̚/ /pɑiH/
Wang
Li
/kĭĕt̚/ /pɑiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ki̯ĕt̚/ /pɑiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ji bèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gat1 bui3

Noun

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吉貝

  1. Ceiba pentandra
  2. Alternative form of 古貝 / 古贝 (gǔbèi, Bombax ceiba or Gossypium herbaceum)

Proper noun

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吉貝

  1. () Jibei (a rural village in Baisha, Penghu County, Taiwan)