嫁娶

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Chinese

marry (a husband) take a wife
trad. (嫁娶)
simp. #(嫁娶)
alternative forms 嫁取

Pronunciation


Note: gaa3 ceoi3 - literary.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial () (28) (14)
Final () (98) (24)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () II III
Fanqie
Baxter kaeH tshjuH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠaH/ /t͡sʰɨoH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚaH/ /t͡sʰioH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kaH/ /t͡sʰioH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kaɨH/ /t͡sʰuə̆H/
Li
Rong
/kaH/ /t͡sʰioH/
Wang
Li
/kaH/ /t͡sʰĭuH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kaH/ /t͡sʰi̯uH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jià
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gaa3 ceoi3

Verb

嫁娶

  1. to marry; to wed (generally speaking, whether to husband or wife)

Synonyms

Noun

嫁娶

  1. (Hokkien) marriage; matrimony

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (嫁娶):
  • Japanese: ()(しゅ) (kashu)
  • Vietnamese: giá thú (嫁娶)