吉首
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Chinese
| lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) | head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems | ||
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| simp. and trad. (吉首) |
吉 | 首 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jíshǒu
- Wade–Giles: Chi2-shou3
- Yale: Jí-shǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyishoou
- Palladius: Цзишоу (Czišou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gat1 sau2
- Yale: gāt sáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: gat7 sau2
- Guangdong Romanization: ged1 seo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
吉首