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嘉賓

嘉賓

See also: 嘉宾

Chinese

		excellent	visitor; guest
trad. (嘉賓)		嘉	賓
simp. (嘉宾)		嘉	宾

Noun

嘉賓

honoured guest; guest of honour
(literary) sparrow

Synonyms

佳賓／佳宾 (jiābīn)
貴賓／贵宾 (guìbīn)

Etymology

Attested in Shijing.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiābīn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄅㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ ban¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâ-pîn
Min Nan (POJ): ka-pin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiābīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄅㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiabin
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    佳賓／佳宾
    嘉賓／嘉宾
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ ban¹
  - Yale: gā bān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ ban¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑː⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-pîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga´ bin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ bin¹
  - IPA: /ka²⁴⁻¹¹ pin²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-pin
  - Tâi-lô: ka-pin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ka'pyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² pin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ pin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² pin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ pin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ pin⁴⁴/