禁忌

Chinese

		to prohibit; to forbid; endure	avoid as taboo; jealous
trad. (禁忌)		禁	忌
simp. #(禁忌)		禁	忌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìnjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam³ gei⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kim-khi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kìm-khī / kìm-kī

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gim³ gi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìnjì → jìnji (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧˋ → ㄐㄧㄣˋ ˙ㄐㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìnji̊
    • Wade–Giles: chin⁴-chi⁵
    • Yale: jìn-ji
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinn.jih
    • Palladius: цзиньцзи (czinʹczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕin⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam³ gei⁶
    • Yale: gam geih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam³ gei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem³ géi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm³³ kei̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kim-khi
    • Hakka Romanization System: gim ki
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gim⁴ ki⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kim⁵⁵ kʰi⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kìm-khī
    • Tâi-lô: kìm-khī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiemqi
    • IPA (Taipei): /kim¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kim²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kìm-kī
    • Tâi-lô: kìm-kī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiemki
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kim⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim²¹⁻⁴¹ ki³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kim¹¹⁻⁵³ ki³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kim²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gim³ gi⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kìm kĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kim²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ki³⁵/

Verb

禁忌

1. to abstain from
2. (medicine) to contraindicate

Noun

禁忌

1. taboo
2. (medicine) contraindication

Synonyms

• (taboo): 避忌 (bìjì), 忌諱／忌讳 (jìhuì)

Derived terms

• 百無禁忌／百无禁忌 (bǎiwújìnjì)
• 禁忌站臺／禁忌站台
• 配合禁忌

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
禁	忌
きん Grade: 5	き Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きんき [kíꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) きんき [kìńkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲĩŋʲkʲi]

Noun

禁(きん)忌(き) • (kinki) 

1. taboo
2. contraindication

Related terms

• (taboo): 禁(きん)止(し) (kinshi)

Korean

Hanja in this term
禁	忌

Noun

禁忌 • (geumgi) (hangeul 금기)

1. hanja form^? of 금기 (“taboo”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
禁	忌

Noun

禁忌

1. chữ Hán form of cấm kỵ (“taboo”).