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吉日

吉日

Chinese

		lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (吉日)		吉	日

Noun

吉日

(literary) auspicious day

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jírì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄖˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gat¹ jat⁶, gat¹ jat^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kit-ngit
Min Nan (POJ): kiat-ji̍t / kiat-li̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jírì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄖˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyiryh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    即日
    吉日
    集日
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gat¹ jat⁶, gat¹ jat^6-2
  - Yale: gāt yaht, gāt yát
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gat⁷ jat⁹, gat⁷ jat^9-2
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚²/, /kɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚²⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kit-ngit
  - Hakka Romanization System: gid` ngid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gid⁵ ngid⁵
  - IPA: /kit̚² ɲit̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiat-ji̍t / kiat-li̍t
  - Tâi-lô: kiat-ji̍t / kiat-li̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiatjit, kiatlit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ d͡ʑit̚⁴/, /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ d͡ʑit̚²⁴/, /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ʑit̚¹²¹/, /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ lit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ d͡ʑit̚⁴/, /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ d͡ʑit̚⁴/, /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚⁴/