奇遇

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Chinese

		strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)	meet with
trad. (奇遇)		奇	遇
simp. ^#(奇遇)		奇	遇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qíyù

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ jyu⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kî-gū / kî-gī / kî-bū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qíyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cíyù
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-yü⁴
  - Yale: chí-yù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiyuh
  - Palladius: циюй (cijuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ y⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    埼玉
    奇遇
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ jyu⁶
  - Yale: kèih yuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ jy⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ yu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ jyː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-gū
  - Tâi-lô: kî-gū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'gu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² ɡu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² ɡu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ ɡu³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-gī
  - Tâi-lô: kî-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'gi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² ɡi²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-bū
  - Tâi-lô: kî-bū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'bu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² bu⁴¹/

Noun

奇遇

happy encounter, fortuitous meeting, adventure

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (奇遇):

→ Japanese: 奇(き)遇(ぐう) (kigū)
→ Korean: 기우(奇遇) (giu)
→ Vietnamese: kì ngộ (奇遇)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奇	遇
き Grade: S	ぐう Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きぐう (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

奇(き)遇(ぐう) • (kigū)

unexpected meeting, fortuitous encounter

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
奇	遇

Noun

奇遇 • (giu) (hangeul 기우)

hanja form^? of 기우

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
奇	遇

Noun

奇遇

chữ Hán form of kì ngộ.

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