結髮

Chinese

		knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	hair
trad. (結髮)		結	髮
simp. (结发)		结	发

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiéfǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄈㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): git³ faat³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiet-fap / kiat-fap

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiéfǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiéfǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chieh²-fa³
  - Yale: jyé-fǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyefaa
  - Palladius: цзефа (czefa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: git³ faat³
  - Yale: git faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ faat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gid³ fad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ faːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiet-fap
  - Hakka Romanization System: gied^ˋ fab^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ fab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯et̚² fap̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiat-fap
  - Hakka Romanization System: giad^ˋ fab^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵ fab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯at̚² fap̚²/

Verb

結髮

to bind one's hair, an ancient coming-of-age custom
to weave locks of hair together, an ancient marriage custom symbolizing the bond of marriage
(figuratively, of a couple) to be married (in first marriage)
結髮40年／结发40年 ― jiéfà 40-nián ― married for 40 years

Derived terms

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