七喜

Chinese

		seven	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
trad. (七喜)		七	喜
simp. ^#(七喜)		七	喜

Etymology

Originally Cantonese 七起 (cat¹ hei²), a calque of English 7 Up. 起 (hei², “up; to rise”) was replaced with the homophonous 喜 (hei², “happiness; joy”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Qīxǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄒㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ hei²
Min Nan (POJ): chhit-hí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Qīxǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄒㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Cisǐ
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻi¹-hsi³
  - Yale: Chī-syǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chishii
  - Palladius: Циси (Cisi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cat¹ hei²
  - Yale: chāt héi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ hei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ héi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhit-hí
  - Tâi-lô: tshit-hí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chithie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ hi⁵⁵⁴/

Proper noun

七喜

7 Up

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