過繼

Chinese

		to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	to continue; to follow after; then to continue; to follow after; then; afterwards; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit
trad. (過繼)		過	繼
simp. (过继)		过	继

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guòjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ gai³
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): guo⁴ gi⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kòe-kè / kè-kè

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guòjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guòjì
    • Wade–Giles: kuo⁴-chi⁴
    • Yale: gwò-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guohjih
    • Palladius: гоцзи (goczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo³ gai³
    • Yale: gwo gai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ gai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo³ gei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ kɐi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: guo⁴ gi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kuo⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ki⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-kè
    • Tâi-lô: kuè-kè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koea'kex
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ ke²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-kè
    • Tâi-lô: kè-kè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kea'kex
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ ke¹¹/

Verb

過繼

1. to adopt a young relative
2. to give one's child to a relative for adoption; to have one's child adopted by a relative

Synonyms

• (to adopt a young relative): 承繼／承继 (chéngjì)
• (to have one's child adopted by a relative): 承繼／承继 (chéngjì)

Dialectal synonyms of 過繼 (“to have one's child adopted by a relative”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		過繼, 過房, 出繼
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	過繼
Cantonese	Hong Kong	過繼
Hakka	Meixian	過房
Southern Min	Xiamen	過房, 過, 傳房份
	Quanzhou	過房, 過
	Zhangzhou	過房, 過, 傳房份