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吉利

吉利

Chinese

		lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
simp. and trad. (吉利)		吉	利

Adjective

吉利

lucky; fortunate; auspicious; propitious

Proper noun

吉利

Cao Cao's alternate childhood name

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jílì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ lei⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kit-li
Min Nan (POJ): kiat-lī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jílì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyilih
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    吉利
    極力／极力
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gat¹ lei⁶
  - Yale: gāt leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ lei⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ lei̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kit-li
  - Hakka Romanization System: gid` li
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gid⁵ li⁴
  - IPA: /kit̚² li⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-lī
  - Tâi-lô: kiat-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiatli
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ li²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ li²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ li³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ li³³/