交寅

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (交寅)		交	寅
alternative forms		交姻

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kahwin (“to marry”).

Pronunciation

Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kau-în / kau-êng

(Teochew, Peng'im): gao¹ êng⁵

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Singapore, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-în
  - Tâi-lô: kau-în
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kau'iin
  - IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /kau⁴⁴⁻²² in²⁴/
  - IPA (Penang): /kau³³⁻²¹ in²³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-êng
  - Tâi-lô: kau-îng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kau'eeng
  - IPA (Penang): /kau³³⁻²¹ eŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gao¹ êng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau êng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³⁻²³ eŋ⁵⁵/

Note: Singapore.

Verb

交寅

(Xiamen, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) to get married; to marry

Synonyms

作對／作对 (zuòduì, “to pair off in marriage”)
匹偶 (pǐ'ǒu) (literary)
匹配 (pǐpèi)
娶 (of a man)
婚嫁 (hūnjià)
婚配 (hūnpèi)
嫁 (jià) (of a woman)
嫁娶 (jiàqǔ)
安家 (ānjiā) (figurative)
完婚 (wánhūn)
完成 (wánchéng) (literary)
成婚 (chénghūn)
成家 (chéngjiā) (of a man)
成親／成亲 (chéngqīn)
桃夭 (táoyāo) (literary)
𤆬 (“to take a wife”) (Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min)
𤆬新娘 (“to take a wife”) (Min Nan)
𤆬新婦／𤆬新妇 (“to take a wife”)
結合／结合 (jiéhé)
結婚／结婚 (jiéhūn)
聯結／联结 (liánjié)

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