希冀

Chinese

		to hope; rare; infrequent	to hope; to look forward to; Hebei
trad. (希冀)		希	冀
simp. #(希冀)		希	冀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xījì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ kei³
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): hi¹ gi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xījì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sijì
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-chi⁴
    • Yale: syī-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shijih
    • Palladius: сицзи (siczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei¹ kei³
    • Yale: hēi kei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ kei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ kéi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hi¹ gi⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hi kĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi³³⁻²³ ki³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: xj+j kijH

Rime
Character	希	冀
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	微 (20)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	香衣切	几利切
Baxter	xj+j	kijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hɨi/	/kˠiɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/hɨi/	/kᵚiH/
Shao Rongfen	/xiəi/	/kiɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hɨj/	/kjiH/
Li Rong	/xiəi/	/kjiH/
Wang Li	/xĭəi/	/kiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/xe̯i/	/kiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xī	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hei1	gei3

Verb

希冀

1. (literary) to hope; to wish

Synonyms

• 企待 (qǐdài) (literary)
• 企望 (qǐwàng)
• 企盼 (qǐpàn)
• 冀望 (jìwàng) (literary)
• 向望 (ǹg-bāng) (Hokkien)
• 夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
• 寄望 (jìwàng)
• 巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)
• 希望 (xīwàng)
• 幸 (xìng) (literary)
• 引領／引领 (yǐnlǐng) (literary)
• 思 (literary, or in compounds)
• 想望 (xion² von³) (Jin)
• 指望 (zhǐwàng)
• 期待 (qīdài)
• 期望 (qīwàng)
• 渴望 (kěwàng)
• 盼 (pàn)
• 盼望 (pànwàng)
• 願／愿 (yuàn)
• 願意／愿意 (yuànyì)
• 鵠望／鹄望 (húwàng) (literary)

 

Noun

希冀

1. (literary) hope; wish

Synonyms

• 希望 (xīwàng)
• 心願／心愿 (xīnyuàn)
• 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
• 志願／志愿 (zhìyuàn)
• 想兒／想儿 (xiǎngr) (Beijing Mandarin)
• 意願／意愿 (yìyuàn)
• 慾望／欲望 (yùwàng)
• 指望 (zhǐwàng)
• 期望 (qīwàng)
• 祈願／祈愿 (qíyuàn)
• 願／愿 (yuàn)
• 願望／愿望 (yuànwàng)