吉貝

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (吉貝)
simp. (吉贝)
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Etymology

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Particularly: “From 古貝? (Compare English woodchuck "groundhog" and wejack "fisher".) Or from Malay kapuk?”

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (1)
Final () (48) (25)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter kjit pajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kiɪt̚/ /pɑiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kit̚/ /pɑiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kjet̚/ /pɑiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kit̚/ /pajH/
Li
Rong
/kiĕt̚/ /pɑiH/
Wang
Li
/kĭĕt̚/ /pɑiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ki̯ĕt̚/ /pɑiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ji bèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gat1 bui3

Noun

吉貝

  1. Ceiba pentandra
  2. Alternative form of 古貝古贝 (gǔbèi, Bombax ceiba or Gossypium herbaceum)

Proper noun

吉貝

  1. () Jibei (a rural village in Baisha, Penghu County, Taiwan)