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): ㄑㄧㄒㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ hei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Qīxǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄒㄧˇ
  - 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

7-up

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