吉鋪
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Chinese
[edit]lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) | a bed; a store; to spread | ||
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trad. (吉鋪/吉舖) | 吉 | 鋪/舖 | |
simp. (吉铺) | 吉 | 铺 | |
Literally: “lucky shop”. |
Etymology
[edit]From taboo of mentioning 空鋪/空铺 (hung1 pou3, “empty shop”), as 空 (hung1, “empty”) is homophonic with 凶 (hung1, “inauspicious”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄆㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jípù
- Wade–Giles: chi2-pʻu4
- Yale: jí-pù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyipuh
- Palladius: цзипу (czipu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gat1 pou3
- Yale: gāt pou
- Cantonese Pinyin: gat7 pou3
- Guangdong Romanization: ged1 pou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐt̚⁵ pʰou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]吉鋪