錦鯉

See also: 锦鲤

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǐnlǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam² lei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǐnlǐ [Phonetic: jínlǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinlii
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam² lei⁵
  - Yale: gám léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam² lei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem² léi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm³⁵ lei̯¹³/

Noun

錦鯉

koi
(slang, neologism) good luck
(slang, neologism) good luck charm; talisman
(slang, neologism) lucky person

Japanese

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

Noun

錦鯉 (hiragana にしきごい, katakana ニシキゴイ, rōmaji nishikigoi)

a colored carp

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