聘禮

Chinese

		betrothed; engage (teacher); hire	gift; propriety; rite
trad. (聘禮)		聘	禮
simp. (聘礼)		聘	礼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pìnlǐ, pìnglǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧˇ, ㄆㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping³ lai⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phèng-lé

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pìnlǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pìnlǐ
    • Wade–Giles: pʻin⁴-li³
    • Yale: pìn-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pinnlii
    • Palladius: пиньли (pinʹli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰin⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pìnglǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pìnglǐ
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing⁴-li³
    • Yale: pìng-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pinqlii
    • Palladius: пинли (pinli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping³ lai⁵
    • Yale: ping láih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping³ lai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping³ lei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ³³ lɐi̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phèng-lé
    • Tâi-lô: phìng-lé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pheanglea
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ le⁴¹/

Noun

聘禮

1. betrothal gifts (from the bridegroom's to the bride's family); bride price
2. (literary) gift of inviting service

Synonyms

• (betrothal gifts): 財禮／财礼 (cáilǐ), 彩禮／彩礼 (cǎilǐ), 聘金 (pìnjīn)