乞巧
Chinese
| beg | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely | ||
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| simp. and trad. (乞巧) |
乞 | 巧 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qǐqiǎo [Phonetic: qíqiǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǐciǎo
- Wade–Giles: chʻi3-chʻiao3
- Yale: chǐ-chyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiicheau
- Palladius: цицяо (cicjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hat1 haau2
- Yale: hāt háau
- Cantonese Pinyin: hat7 haau2
- Guangdong Romanization: hed1 hao2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐt̚⁵ haːu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
乞巧
- (Chinese folk religion, of women) to pray to the spirit of Vega, or the Weaving Maid's Star, in a ritual for good skills in needlework on the Qixi Festival