結髮

Chinese

		knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	hair
trad. (結髮)		結	髮
simp. (结发)		结	发

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéfǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): git³ faat³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiet-fap / kiat-fap

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéfǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéfǎ
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-fa³
    • Yale: jyé-fǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyefaa
    • Palladius: цзефа (czefa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: git³ faat³
    • Yale: git faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gid³ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ faːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiet-fap
    • Hakka Romanization System: gied^ˋ fab^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ fab⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯et̚² fap̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiat-fap
    • Hakka Romanization System: giad^ˋ fab^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ fab⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯at̚² fap̚²/

Verb

結髮

1. to bind one's hair, an ancient coming-of-age custom
2. to weave locks of hair together, an ancient marriage custom symbolizing the bond of marriage
3. (figuratively, of a couple) to be married (in first marriage)

   結髮40年／结发40年  ―  jiéfà 40-nián  ―  married for 40 years

Derived terms

• 結髮事師／结发事师
• 結髮人／结发人
• 結髮夫妻／结发夫妻 (jiéfà fūqī)