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Definition 2024

知己

知己

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	6th heavenly stem; self
simp. and trad. (知己)		知	己

Noun

知己

(literary) soulmate; intimate friend; close friend

Synonyms

知音 (zhīyīn)

Verb

知己

(literary) to know oneself

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhījǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄐㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ gei²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tî-kí
Min Nan (POJ): ti-kí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhījǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄐㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyjii
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ gei²
  - Yale: jī géi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ gei²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tî-kí
  - Hakka Romanization System: di´ gi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: di¹ gi³
  - IPA: /ti²⁴ ki³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-kí
  - Tâi-lô: ti-kí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: di'kie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ ki⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴¹/