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嫁妝

嫁妝

See also: 嫁妆

Chinese

		marry (a husband)	adornment; adorn
trad. (嫁妝)		嫁	妝
simp. (嫁妆)		嫁	妆

Noun

嫁妝

dowry; trousseau

Synonyms

陪嫁 (péijià)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiàzhuāng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa³ zong¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ka-chông
Min Nan (POJ): kè-chng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiàzhuāng → jiàzhuang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ → ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiah.juang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/ → /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥u̯ɑŋ¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa³ zong¹
  - Yale: ga jōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa³ dzong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑː³³ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ka-chông
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga zong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ga⁴ zong¹
  - IPA: /ka⁵⁵ t͡soŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-chng
  - Tâi-lô: kè-tsng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keazngf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sŋ̍³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/