九里

Chinese

		nine	li, a Chinese unit of length
simp. and trad. (九里)		九	里

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiǔlǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² lei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǔlǐ [Phonetic: jiúlǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒulǐ
  - Wade–Giles: Chiu³-li³
  - Yale: Jyǒu-lǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeoulii
  - Palladius: Цзюли (Czjuli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² lei⁵
  - Yale: gáu léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² lei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² léi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ lei̯¹³/

Proper noun

九里

(～市) Guri (a city in South Korea)
(～鄉) Jiuli (a township in Zhongxiang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)
(～村) Jiuli (a village in Maoping, Zigui, Yichang, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
九	里
く Grade: 1	り Grade: 2
goon

Proper noun

九(く)里(り) • (Kuri)

a surname
九里(くり)亜蓮(あれん) ― Kuri Aren ― Aren Kuri
a female given name
Guri (a city in South Korea)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
九	里
きゅう Grade: 1	り Grade: 2
kan'on

Proper noun

九(きゅう)里(り) • (Kyūri)

Guri (a city in South Korea)
Jiuli District (a former district of Jiangsu, China)

Usage notes

The South Korean city may be pronounced either クリ (Kuri) or きゅうり (Kyūri).