佳節

See also: 佳节

Chinese

		excellent	festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
trad. (佳節)		佳	節
simp. (佳节)		佳	节

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiājié

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄐㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai¹ zit³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ka-chiat / kee-chiat / ka-choeh

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiājié
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄐㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiajié
  - Wade–Giles: chia¹-chieh²
  - Yale: jyā-jyé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiajye
  - Palladius: цзяцзе (czjacze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaai¹ zit³
  - Yale: gāai jit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaai¹ dzit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gai¹ jid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-chiat
  - Tâi-lô: ka-tsiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaciad
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ t͡siɛt̚⁵/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-chiat
  - Tâi-lô: kee-tsiat
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-choeh
  - Tâi-lô: ka-tsueh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kazoeq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sueʔ³²/

Middle Chinese: kea tset

Rime
Character	佳	節
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	佳 (31)	先 (87)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	IV
Fanqie	古膎切	子結切
Baxter	kea	tset
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠɛ/	/t͡set̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚæ/	/t͡set̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kæi/	/t͡sɛt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨj/	/t͡sɛt̚/
Li Rong	/kɛ/	/t͡set̚/
Wang Li	/kai/	/t͡siet̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kai/	/t͡siet̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiā	jie
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaai¹	zit³

Noun

佳節

festival; carnival; happy festival time
中秋佳節／中秋佳节 ― Zhōngqiū jiājié ― (the joyous) Mid-Autumn Festival

Synonyms

節日／节日 (jiérì)

Derived terms

新春佳節／新春佳节 (xīnchūnjiājié)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (佳節):

→ Japanese: 佳(か)節(せつ) (kasetsu)
→ Korean: 가절(佳節) (gajeol)
→ Vietnamese: giai tiết (佳節)

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