祈雨

祈雨

Chinese

		implore; pray; please	rain
simp. and trad. (祈雨)		祈	雨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qíyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ jyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qíyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiyeu
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ jyu⁵
    • Yale: kèih yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ yu⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ jyː¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɡɨi  ɦɨo^X/▼

Rime
Character	祈	雨
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	微 (20)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	渠希切	王矩切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨi/	/ɦɨoX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡɨi/	/ɦioX/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiəi/	/ɣioX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gɨj/	/ɦuə̆X/
Li Rong	/ɡiəi/	/ɣioX/
Wang Li	/ɡĭəi/	/ɣĭuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ge̯i/	/i̯uX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qí	yǔ

Verb

祈雨

1. to pray for rain

Synonyms

• 求雨