The Chinese word for Friday is
星期五
xīng qī wǔChinese Definition
Friday | |
1. 星期五 | |
2. 礼拜五 | |
3. 周五 | |
Components | |
星 | |
1. transliteration of Indian name Singh | |
期 | |
1. to arrange a time; to engage; to arrange to meet | |
不期而遇 - to meet unexpectedly or by chance | |
2. (literary) to meet; to gather | |
3. to hope; to wish; to expect | |
期待 - to look forward to | |
未來 可 期 | |
4. date; specific day; scheduled time | |
限期 - deadline | |
5. (Cantonese) time slots; schedule | |
我 今個 月 啲 期 全部 爆 嗮。 - All my time slots are filled this month. | |
6. period of time; stage | |
學期 - semester | |
青春期 - adolescence | |
7. (geology) age (geochronologic unit) | |
8. (obsolete) undoubtedly; certainly | |
9. (obsolete) limit | |
10. (obsolete) good fortune; chance | |
11. (obsolete) one-year anniversary | |
12. (historical, obsolete) one-year mourning (garment) for the death of a senior family member | |
五 | |
1. five | |
2. . Wu (mainland China, Taiwan), Ng (Hong Kong) | |
3. (printing) The size of type between 小五 (little 5) and 小四 (little 4), standardized as 10½ point. | |
4. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note la (6). | |
5. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note la (6). |
Translations for 五 and their definitions
星期五 | |
1. n. Friday |
禮拜五 | |
1. n. Friday |
礼拜五 | |
1. Simplified form of 禮拜五 |
周五 | |
1. Simplified form of 週五 |
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Pronunciation
xīng qī wǔ
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