祈雨

Chinese

		implore; pray; please	rain
trad. (祈雨)		祈	雨
simp. ^#(祈雨)		祈	雨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qíyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ jyu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qíyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cíyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-yü³
  - Yale: chí-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiyeu
  - Palladius: циюй (cijuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ jyu⁵
  - Yale: kèih yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ jyː¹³/

Middle Chinese: gj+j hjuX

Rime
Character	祈	雨
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	微 (20)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	渠希切	王矩切
Baxter	gj+j	hjuX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨi/	/ɦɨo^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡɨi/	/ɦio^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiəi/	/ɣio^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gɨj/	/ɦuə̆^X/
Li Rong	/ɡiəi/	/ɣio^X/
Wang Li	/ɡĭəi/	/ɣĭu^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ge̯i/	/i̯u^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qí	yǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kei⁴	jyu⁵

Verb

祈雨

to pray for rain

Synonyms

求雨 (qiúyǔ)
(Hokkien, Puxian Min) 乞雨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
祈	雨
き Grade: S	う Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʲiɯ̟]

Noun

祈(き)雨(う) • (kiu)

praying for rain

Synonyms

雨(あま)乞(ご)い (amagoi)

Korean

Hanja in this term
祈	雨

Noun

祈雨 • (giu) (hangeul 기우)

hanja form^? of 기우