稀有

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
trad. (稀有)		稀	有
simp. ^#(稀有)		稀	有
alternative forms		希有 obsolete

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ jau⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hi-iú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siyǒu
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-yu³
  - Yale: syī-yǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiyeou
  - Palladius: сию (siju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    希有
    稀有
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hei¹ jau⁵
  - Yale: hēi yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ jau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ yeo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/
  - Homophones:
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    希有
    稀有
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-iú
  - Tâi-lô: hi-iú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hi'iuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ iu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ iu⁴¹/

Adjective

稀有

unusual; uncommon; rare

Synonyms

少有 (shǎoyǒu)
少見／少见 (shǎojiàn)
惡得／恶得 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
新鮮／新鲜 (xīnxiān)
生僻 (shēngpì)
稀罕
罕得 (Hokkien)
罕時／罕时 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
罕見／罕见 (hǎnjiàn)
罕覯／罕觏 (hǎngòu)
罕討／罕讨 (Min Nan)
趁討／趁讨 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
難得／难得 (nándé) (usually of an opportunity)

Derived terms

稀有元素 (xīyǒu yuánsù)
稀有氣體／稀有气体 (xīyǒu qìtǐ)
稀有金屬／稀有金属

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (稀有):

→ Japanese: 希有(けう) (keu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
稀	有
け Jinmeiyō	う Grade: 3
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 稀有 – see the following entry.

【希有けう】

[adjective] rare

[noun] strange, unexpected

(This term, 稀有, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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