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藝妓

藝妓

See also: 艺妓

Chinese

		skill; art	prostitute
trad. (藝妓)		藝	妓
simp. (艺妓)		艺	妓

Noun

藝妓

geisha (a Japanese entertainer)

Synonyms

藝伎／艺伎 (yìjì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yìjì

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁶ gei⁶
Min Nan (POJ): gē-ki

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yìjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihjih
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    藝伎／艺伎
    藝妓／艺妓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngai⁶ gei⁶
  - Yale: ngaih geih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁶ gei⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²² kei̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gē-ki
  - Tâi-lô: gē-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gexky
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ge²²⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ge⁴¹⁻²² ki³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ge²²⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ge³³⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ge³³⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/