吉禮

Chinese

		lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)	gift; propriety; rite
trad. (吉禮)		吉	禮
simp. (吉礼)		吉	礼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jílǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jílǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jílǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-li³
    • Yale: jí-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyilii
    • Palladius: цзили (czili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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• Middle Chinese: kjit lejX

Rime
Character	吉	禮
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	居質切	盧啓切
Baxter	kjit	lejX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kiɪt̚/	/leiX/
Pan Wuyun	/kit̚/	/leiX/
Shao Rongfen	/kjet̚/	/lɛiX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kit̚/	/lɛjX/
Li Rong	/kiĕt̚/	/leiX/
Wang Li	/kĭĕt̚/	/lieiX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯ĕt̚/	/lieiX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ji	lǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gat1	lai5

Verb

吉禮

1. (literary) to offer sacrifices (to gods, one's ancestors, etc.)

Synonyms

• 享祭 (xiǎngjì) (literary)
• 供奉 (gòngfèng)
• 奉祀 (fèngsì)
• 服侍 (Hokkien)
• 獻祭／献祭 (xiànjì) (literary)
• 祭獻／祭献 (jìxiàn) (literary)
• 祭祀 (jìsì)

 

Noun

吉禮

1. (literary) wedding
2. (literary) items needed for a wedding

Synonyms

• (wedding):

• 喜事 (xǐshì)
• 婚事 (hūnshì)
• 婚禮／婚礼 (hūnlǐ)
• 紅事／红事 (hóngshì)
• 親事／亲事 (qīnshì)
• 親情／亲情 (Hokkien, Teochew)