聘金

Chinese

		betrothed; engage (teacher); hire	metal; gold; money
trad. (聘金)		聘	金
simp. ^#(聘金)		聘	金

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pìnjīn, pìngjīn
(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ, ㄆㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ping³ gam¹
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): phèng-kim
(Teochew, Peng'im): pian³ gim¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pìnjīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pìnjin
  - Wade–Giles: pʻin⁴-chin¹
  - Yale: pìn-jīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pinnjin
  - Palladius: пиньцзинь (pinʹczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰin⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pìngjīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pìngjin
  - Wade–Giles: pʻing⁴-chin¹
  - Yale: pìng-jīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pinqjin
  - Palladius: пинцзинь (pinczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ping³ gam¹
  - Yale: ping gām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping³ gam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ping³ gem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ³³ kɐm⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phèng-kim
  - Tâi-lô: phìng-kim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pheangkym
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kim³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /pʰeŋ²¹⁻⁴² kim⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: pian³ gim¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phiàⁿ kim
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kim³³/

Noun

聘金

betrothal gifts (from the bridegroom's to the bride's family); bride price
money paid at the time of hiring; advance payment on engagement

Synonyms

(betrothal gift): 聘禮／聘礼 (pìnlǐ), 財禮／财礼 (cáilǐ), 彩禮／彩礼 (cǎilǐ)