乞巧節
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Chinese
| to pray to the spirit of Vega, or the Weaving Maid's Star, in a ritual for good skills in needlework on the Qixi Festival | festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate | ||
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| trad. (乞巧節) | 乞巧 | 節 | |
| simp. (乞巧节) | 乞巧 | 节 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Qi2 qiao3 jie2
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hat1 haau2 zit3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Cǐciǎojié
- Wade–Giles: Chʻi3-chʻiao3-chieh2
- Yale: Chǐ-chyǎu-jyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chiicheaujye
- Palladius: Цицяоцзе (Cicjaocze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: Qi2 qiao3 jie2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Kikiaogie
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹ t͡ɕʰiau⁵³ t͡ɕiɛ²¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hat1 haau2 zit3
- Yale: hāt háau jit
- Cantonese Pinyin: hat7 haau2 dzit8
- Guangdong Romanization: hed1 hao2 jid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐt̚⁵ haːu̯³⁵ t͡siːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
乞巧節
- Alternative name for 七夕 (Qīxī).
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 七夕 (“Qixi Festival”)