結彩

Chinese

		knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	(bright) colour; variety; applause (bright) colour; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize
trad. (結彩/結綵)		結	彩/綵
simp. (结彩)		结	彩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiécǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄘㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): git³ coi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiat-chhái / kat-chhái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiécǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄘㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiécǎi
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-tsʻai³
    • Yale: jyé-tsǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyetsae
    • Palladius: цзецай (czecaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: git³ coi²
    • Yale: git chói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ tsoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gid³ coi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-chhái
    • Tâi-lô: kiat-tshái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiatzhae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kat-chhái
    • Tâi-lô: kat-tshái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: katzhae
    • IPA (Taipei): /kat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

Verb

結彩

1. to adorn or decorate with festoons

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 藩彩

Derived terms

• 張燈結彩 / 张灯结彩
• 懸燈結彩 / 悬灯结彩
• 掛燈結彩 / 挂灯结彩