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吉兆

吉兆

Chinese

		lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)	omen; million; million million, trillion
simp. and trad. (吉兆)		吉	兆

Noun

吉兆

a good omen; an auspicious sign

Japanese

Kanji in this term
吉	兆
Grade: S	Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [kʲit̚t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

吉兆 ‎(hiragana きっちょう, romaji kitchō)

good omen

Synonyms

吉相 (きっそう) ‎(kissō)

Antonyms

凶兆 (きょうちょう) ‎(kyōchō)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jízhào

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kat¹ siu⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kit-seu
Min Nan (POJ): kiat-tiāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jízhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijaw
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kat¹ siu⁶
  - Yale: kāt siuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kat⁷ siu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐt̚⁵ siːu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kit-seu
  - Hakka Romanization System: gid` seu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gid⁵ seu⁴
  - IPA: /kit̚² se̯u⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-tiāu
  - Tâi-lô: kiat-tiāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiatdiau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tiaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ tiaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tiaʊ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tiaʊ³³/