嘉義

See also: 嘉义

Chinese

		to praise, commend	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (嘉義)		嘉	義
simp. (嘉义)		嘉	义

Etymology

Conferred in 1787 by the Qing Emperor to commend the locals' righteous act of defending the fort (嘉其死守城池之忠義) during the Lin Shuangwen rebellion. The former name 諸羅／诸罗 (Chu-lô/Ti-ló) is from Tsulosan (諸羅山／诸罗山 (Chu-lô-san/Ti-ló-sán)).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiāyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ ji⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Kâ-ngi
• Eastern Min (BUC): Gă-ngiê
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Ka-gī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiayì
    • Wade–Giles: Chia¹-i⁴
    • Yale: Jyā-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiayih
    • Palladius: Цзяи (Czjai)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ ji⁶
    • Yale: gā yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ jiː²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kâ-ngi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ga^ˊ ngi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ ngi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Gă-ngiê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ŋiɛ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-gī
    • Tâi-lô: Ka-gī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ka'gi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² ɡi²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ ɡi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² ɡi²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡi³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡi³³/

Proper noun

嘉義

1. (～市) Chiayi (a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan)
2. (～縣) Chiayi (a county surrounding Chiayi City)

Descendants

• → English: Ka-gi, Chiai, Chiayi, Jiayi

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嘉	義
か Jinmeiyō	ぎ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Proper noun

嘉(か)義(ぎ) • (Kagi) 

1. Chiayi (a city in Taiwan)