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禮金

禮金

See also: 礼金

Chinese

		gift; propriety; rite	metal; money; gold
trad. (禮金)		禮	金
simp. (礼金)		礼	金

Noun

禮金

betrothal money for the bride's family during engagement
gift of money; monetary gift

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lǐjīn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁵ gam¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lî-kîm
Min Nan (POJ): lé-kim

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǐjīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liijin
  - IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lai⁵ gam¹
  - Yale: láih gām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁵ gam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯¹³ kɐm⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lî-kîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: li´ gim´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: li¹ gim¹
  - IPA: /li²⁴⁻¹¹ kim²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lé-kim
  - Tâi-lô: lé-kim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lefkym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /le⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kim³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /le⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/