錦鯉

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See also: 锦鲤

Chinese

		brocade; embroidered work; bright	carp
trad. (錦鯉)		錦	鯉
simp. (锦鲤)		锦	鲤

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Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǐnlǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam² lei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǐnlǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnlǐ
  - Wade–Giles: chin³-li³
  - Yale: jǐn-lǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinlii
  - Palladius: цзиньли (czinʹli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam² lei⁵
  - Yale: gám léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam² lei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem² léi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm³⁵ lei̯¹³/

Noun

錦鯉

koi
(slang, neologism) good luck
(slang, neologism) good luck charm; talisman
(slang, neologism) lucky person

Etymology 2

Homophone of 噉你 (gam2 nei5).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): gam² lei⁵ / gam² nei⁵

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam² lei⁵ / gam² nei⁵
  - Yale: gám léih / gám néih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam² lei⁵ / gam² nei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem² léi⁵ / gem² néi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm³⁵ lei̯¹³/, /kɐm³⁵ nei̯¹³/

Phrase

錦鯉

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak, neologism) … you … then? Used in rhetorical sentences where the speaker does not want to refer directly to "you", which otherwise may cause fury in the discussion.
錦鯉想點？／锦鲤想点？ [Cantonese] ― gam² lei⁵ soeng² dim²? ― What do you want then?
- 講到呢度又有人會問：「錦鯉又有乜高見？」 [Cantonese, trad.]
  讲到呢度又有人会问：「锦鲤又有乜高见？」 [Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 2020, 周顯, Henryporter, 國安之立 page 106
  gong² dou³ ni¹ dou⁶ jau⁶ jau⁵ jan⁴ wui⁵ man⁶: “gam² lei⁵ jau⁶ jau⁵ mat¹ gou¹ gin³?”
  Speaking of which, some may ask: "What's your opinion then?"

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錦	鯉
にしき Grade: S	こい > ごい Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Noun

錦(にしき)鯉(ごい) or 錦鯉(ニシキゴイ) • (nishikigoi)

koi (a colored carp)

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