恭喜

Chinese

Chinese phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

		respectful	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. (恭喜)		恭	喜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): gōngxǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧˇ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гунщи (gunxi, I-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ hei²

• Gan (Wiktionary): gung¹ 'xi³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kiûng-hí

  (Meixian, Guangdong): giung¹ hi³

• Jin (Wiktionary): gung¹ xi²
• Eastern Min (BUC): gṳ̆ng-hī
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiong-hí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): giong¹ hi²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹kon-shi

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōngxǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gongsǐ
    • Wade–Giles: kung¹-hsi³
    • Yale: gūng-syǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongshii
    • Palladius: гунси (gunsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гунщи (gunxi, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ²⁴ ɕi⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gung¹ hei²
    • Yale: gūng héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ héi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: gung¹ 'xi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ⁴² ˈɕi²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûng-hí
    • Hakka Romanization System: giung´ hi`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giung¹ hi³
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯uŋ²⁴ hi³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: giung¹ hi³
    • Sinological IPA: /kiʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hi³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: gung¹ xi²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /kũŋ¹¹ ɕi⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gṳ̆ng-hī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ŋi³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiong-hí
    • Tâi-lô: kiong-hí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kionghie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɔŋ³³ hi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: giong¹ hi²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiong hí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kioŋ³³⁻²³ hi⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹kon-shi
    • MiniDict: kon^平 shi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kon-xi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/

Verb

恭喜

1. to congratulate

   表示恭喜  ―  biǎoshì gōngxǐ  ―  to express congratulations

Synonyms

• 恭祝 (gōngzhù)
• 恭賀／恭贺 (gōnghè)
• 慶賀／庆贺 (qìnghè)
• 拜賀／拜贺 (bàihè) (literary, polite)
• 相賀／相贺 (sio¹ ho³) (Teochew)
• 祝賀／祝贺 (zhùhè)
• 稱賀／称贺 (chēnghè) (literary)
• 賀喜／贺喜 (hèxǐ)
• 道喜 (dàoxǐ)
• 道賀／道贺 (dàohè)

 

Interjection

恭喜

1. congratulations!

   恭喜手機尾號是XXXX的朋友獲得一等獎。 [MSC, trad.]
   恭喜手机尾号是XXXX的朋友获得一等奖。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gōngxǐ shǒujī wěihào shì XXXX de péngyou huòdé yīděngjiǎng. [Pinyin]

   Congratulations to the participant whose phone number ends in XXXX for winning first prize.

Derived terms

• 恭喜發財／恭喜发财 (gōngxǐ fācái)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (恭喜):

• → Vietnamese: cung hỉ (恭喜)

Others:

• → Hawaiian: konohī
• → Zhuang: goengheij