| 吉 | 175B05 11.40 | 部居  | 畫數 6 | ㄐㄧˊ [ji2] | ||
| N. | (1) Good luck, favorable omen: 卜吉凶 consult oracles of good or bad omen. (2) A surname. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Happy, propitious, lucky, auspicious: 吉利 [ji2li4], 吉慶 [ji2qing4], 吉祥 [ji2xiang2]1↓. (2) Good: 吉士 [ji2shi4]1↓; 吉人天相 Heaven keeps the good out of harm's way. (3) Empty: 交吉 lease on property. | |||||
| Words | 1. 吉貝 [ji2bei4], n., (bot.) Malabar kapok (silk-cotton tree) (also 木棉，古貝). 2. 吉卜賽 [ji2bu3sai4], n., (translit.) Gypsies. 3. 吉器 [ji2qi4], n., sacrificial vessels. 4. 吉慶 [ji2qing4], n., a joyous or happy occasion. 5. 吉期 [ji2qi2], n., wedding day. 6. 吉旦 [ji2dan4], n., an auspicious day. 7. 吉地 [ji2di4], n., a suitable burial ground. 8. 吉服 [ji2fu2], n., (1) (AC) a formal dress; (2) (AC) a sacrificial robe. 9. 吉光 [ji2guang1], n., (AC) a mythical animal: 吉光片羽 fragments of an ancient literary or artistic work (“a few feathers of 吉光”). 10. 吉兆 [ji2zhao4], n., a good omen. 11. 吉徵 [ji2zheng1], n., ＝吉兆↑. 12. 吉利 [ji2li4], adj., lucky, auspicious: 大吉大利 the most favorable asupices; 取個吉利兒 for the sake of good luck. 13. 吉禮 [ji2li3], n., ceremonies (birthday, wedding, etc.). 14. 吉普車 [ji2pu3che1], n., (translit.) a jeep. 15. 吉人 [ji2ren2], n., a good and virtuous man. 16. 吉夕 [ji2xi4], n., wedding night. 17. 吉祥 [ji2xiang2]1 ([ji2xiang0]), n. & adj., luck(y), good luck. 18. 吉羊 [ji2xiang2]2, n. & adj., (AC) interch. 吉祥 [ji2xiang2]1↑. 19. 吉席 [ji2xi2], n., (court.) phrase used in congratulatory messages to bridegroom. 20. 吉士 [ji2shi4]1, n., (AC) a good and virtuous person. 21. 吉事 [ji2shi4]2, n., ceremonial rites. 22. 吉屋 [ji2wu1], n., (“lucky house”) phrase used in advertisement: 吉屋出租 house for rent. | |||||