吉利
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Chinese
| lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) | advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (吉利) |
吉 | 利 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gat1 lei6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kit-li
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7ciq-li
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ → ㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: jíli̊
- Wade–Giles: chi2-li5
- Yale: jí-li
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyi.lih
- Palladius: цзили (czili)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ li⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi³⁵ li³/
- Homophones:
吉利
極力／极力
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gat1 lei6
- Yale: gāt leih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gat7 lei6
- Guangdong Romanization: ged1 léi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐt̚⁵ lei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kit-li
- Hakka Romanization System: gid` li
- Hagfa Pinyim: gid5 li4
- Sinological IPA: /kit̚² li⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Adjective
吉利
Synonyms
Antonyms
- 不祥 (bùxiáng)
Derived terms
Proper noun
吉利