幾久
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Chinese
how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost |
(long) time; (long) duration of time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (幾久) | 幾 | 久 | |
| simp. (几久) | 几 | 久 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese (Taishan, Wiktionary): gei2 giu2
- Hakka
- Cantonese
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: gei2 giu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kei⁵⁵ kiu⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kí-kiú / kit-kiú
- Hakka Romanization System: giˋ giuˋ / gidˋ giuˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gi3 giu3 / gid5 giu3
- Sinological IPA: /ki³¹ ki̯u³¹/, /kit̚² ki̯u³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kí-kiú / kit-kiú / it-kiú
- Hakka Romanization System: giˋ giuˋ / gidˋ giuˋ / idˋ giuˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gi3 giu3 / gid5 giu3 / id5 giu3
- Sinological IPA: /ki³¹ ki̯u³¹/, /kit̚² ki̯u³¹/, /it̚² ki̯u³¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
Adverb
幾久
- (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka) how long (in terms of time)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 多久 (“how long (time)”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 多久 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 多久 |
| Singapore | 多久 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 幾耐 |
| Hong Kong | 幾耐 | |
| Taishan | 幾久 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 幾耐 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 幾久 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 幾久 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 幾久 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 幾久 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 幾久 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 幾久 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 幾久 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 偌久 |
| Quanzhou | 偌久 | |
| Zhangzhou | 偌久 | |
| Tainan | 偌久 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 偌久 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 偌久 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 偌久 | |
| Chaozhou | 若久 | |
| Shantou | 若久 | |
| Jieyang | 若久 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 多少辰光 |
| Wenzhou | 幾下兒, 幾恁長久 | |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 幾 | 久 |
| いく Grade: S |
ひさ Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
From Old Japanese.
Compound of 幾 (iku, “how many of...”) + 久 (hisa, “span of time”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
- 幾久しく (ikuhisashiku)
References
- ^ “いく‐ひさ 【幾久】
”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
