嘉義

See also: 嘉义

Chinese

		to praise, commend	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (嘉義)		嘉	義
simp. (嘉义)		嘉	义

Etymology

Conferred in 1787 by the Qing Emperor to commend the locals' righteous act of defending the fort (嘉其死守城池之忠義) during the Lin Shuangwen rebellion. The former name 諸羅／诸罗 (Chu-lô/Ti-ló) is from Tsulosan (諸羅山／诸罗山 (Chu-lô-san/Ti-ló-sán)).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiāyì
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ ji⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Kâ-ngi
Min Dong (BUC): Gă-ngiê
Min Nan (POJ): Ka-gī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jiayì
  - Wade–Giles: Chia¹-i⁴
  - Yale: Jyā-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiayih
  - Palladius: Цзяи (Czjai)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjä⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ ji⁶
  - Yale: gā yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ jiː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kâ-ngi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga´ ngi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ ngi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴⁻¹¹ ɲi⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Gă-ngiê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ŋiɛ²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-gī
  - Tâi-lô: Ka-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ka'gi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² ɡi²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ ɡi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² ɡi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡi³³/

Proper noun

嘉義

(～市) Chiayi (a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan)
(～縣) Chiayi (a county surrounding Chiayi City)

Descendants

→ English: Ka-gi, Chiai, Chiayi, Jiayi

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嘉	義
か Jinmeiyō	ぎ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Proper noun

嘉(か)義(ぎ) • (Kagi)

Chiayi