結納

結納

See also: 结纳

Chinese

		knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	to accept; to pay (tax etc.)
trad. (結納)		結	納
simp. (结纳)		结	纳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiénà

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄋㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiénà
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄋㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyenah
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiénà
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛ³⁵ nä⁵¹/

Verb

結納

1. (literary) to make friends; to establish a relationship

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
結	納
ゆい Grade: 4	のう Grade: 6
yutōyomi

Etymology

From a misreading of 言 (いひ)納 (いれ) (iiire) as 結 (ゆひ)納 (いれ) (yuiire). Repurposed as yutōyomi.[1]

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
  • (Tokyo) ゆいのー [yùínóó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝino̞ː]

Noun

結納 (hiragana ゆいのう, rōmaji yuinō, historical hiragana ゆひなふ)

1. presents exchanged at the time of betrothal

References

1. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9