彩禮

Chinese

		(bright) color; variety; applause (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; (lottery) prize	gift; propriety; rite
trad. (彩禮)		彩	禮
simp. (彩礼)		彩	礼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cǎilǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coi² lai⁵
Min Nan (POJ): chhái-lé

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cǎilǐ [Phonetic: cáilǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaelii
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: coi² lai⁵
  - Yale: chói láih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi² lai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: coi² lei⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːy̯³⁵ lɐi̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhái-lé
  - Tâi-lô: tshái-lé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhaylea
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰaɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

彩禮

betrothal gifts (from the bridegroom's to the bride's family); bride price

Synonyms

財禮／财礼 (cáilǐ)
聘禮／聘礼 (pìnlǐ)
聘金 (pìnjīn)

Derived terms

彩禮錢／彩礼钱

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