錦鯉

See also: 锦鲤

Chinese

		brocade; embroidered work; bright	carp
trad. (錦鯉)		錦	鯉
simp. (锦鲤)		锦	鲤

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐnlǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam² lei⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐnlǐ [Phonetic: jínlǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnlǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chin³-li³
    • Yale: jǐn-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinlii
    • Palladius: цзиньли (czinʹli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam² lei⁵
    • Yale: gám léih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam² lei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem² léi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm³⁵ lei̯¹³/

Noun

錦鯉

1. koi
2. (slang, neologism) good luck
3. (slang, neologism) good luck charm; talisman
4. (slang, neologism) lucky person

Etymology 2

Homophone of 噉你 (gam2 nei5).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam² lei⁵ / gam² nei⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam² lei⁵ / gam² nei⁵
    • Yale: gám léih / gám néih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam² lei⁵ / gam² nei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem² léi⁵ / gem² néi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm³⁵ lei̯¹³/, /kɐm³⁵ nei̯¹³/

Phrase

錦鯉

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak, neologism) … you … then? Used in rhetorical sentences where the speaker does not want to refer directly to "you", which otherwise may cause fury in the discussion.

   錦鯉想點？／锦鲤想点？ [Cantonese]  ―  gam² lei⁵ soeng² dim²? [Jyutping]  ―  What do you want then?

   • 講到呢度又有人會問：「錦鯉又有乜高見？」 [Cantonese, trad.]
     讲到呢度又有人会问：「锦鲤又有乜高见？」 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2020, 周顯, Henryporter, 國安之立 page 106

     gong² dou³ ni¹ dou⁶ jau⁶ jau⁵ jan⁴ wui⁵ man⁶: “gam² lei⁵ jau⁶ jau⁵ mat¹ gou¹ gin³?” [Jyutping]

     Speaking of which, some may ask: "What's your opinion then?"

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錦	鯉
にしき Grade: S	こい > ごい Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Noun

錦(にしき)鯉(ごい) or 錦鯉(ニシキゴイ) • (nishikigoi) 

1. koi (a colored carp)