吉屋
Chinese
| lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) | house; room | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (吉屋) |
吉 | 屋 | |
| Literally: “auspicious house/room”. | |||
Etymology
Taboo of mentioning 空屋 (hung1 uk1, “empty house/room”) in Cantonese, as 空 (hung1, “empty”) is homophonic with 凶 (hung1, “inauspicious”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄨ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyiu
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ u⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: gat1 uk1
- Yale: gāt ūk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gat7 uk7
- Guangdong Romanization: ged1 ug1
- IPA (key): /kɐt̚⁵ ʊk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Noun
吉屋
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