七喜

七喜

Chinese

		seven	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
simp. and trad. (七喜)		七	喜

Etymology

Originally Cantonese 七起 (cat¹ hei²), a calque of English 7-up. 起 (hei², “up; to rise”) was replaced with the homophonous 喜 (hei², “happiness; joy”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qīxǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ hei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Qīxǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chishii
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cat¹ hei²
    • Yale: chāt héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ héi²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/

Proper noun

七喜

1. 7-up