奇跡

See also: 奇迹

Chinese

		strange; odd; weird strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)	footprint; mark; trace footprint; mark; trace; vestige; sign; indication
trad. (奇跡/奇蹟)		奇	跡/蹟
simp. (奇迹)		奇	迹

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qíjì, qíjī

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧˋ, ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ zik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khì-chiak
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kî-chek / kî-chiak / kî-jiah

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki⁵ ziah⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qíjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cíjì
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-chi⁴
  - Yale: chí-jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyijih
  - Palladius: цицзи (ciczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    騏驥 / 骐骥
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qíjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cíji
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-chi¹
  - Yale: chí-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiji
  - Palladius: цицзи (ciczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ zik¹
  - Yale: kèih jīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ dzik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ jig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ t͡sɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-chiak
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki^ˇ jiag^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki² jiag⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ t͡si̯ak̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-chek
  - Tâi-lô: kî-tsik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kizeg
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ t͡siɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² t͡siɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-chiak
  - Tâi-lô: kî-tsiak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiciag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² t͡siak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-jiah
  - Tâi-lô: kî-jiah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kijiaq
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ ziaʔ³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki⁵ ziah⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî tsiah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siaʔ²/

Noun

奇跡

miracle
wonder; marvel
世界七大奇跡／世界七大奇迹 ― shìjiè qī dà qíjì ― the Seven Wonders of the World

Synonyms

(miracle): (chiefly Christianity) 神跡／神迹 (shénjì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (奇跡):

→ Japanese: 奇(き)跡(せき) (kiseki)
→ Korean: 기적(奇跡) (gijeok)
→ Vietnamese: kì tích (奇跡)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奇	跡
き Grade: S	せき Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
奇蹟

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 奇跡 / 奇迹 (gje + tsjek, literally “strange + footprint, traces”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きせき [kìsékí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) きせき [kìséꜜkì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [kʲi̥se̞kʲi]

Noun

奇(き)跡(せき) • (kiseki)

miracle
奇(き)跡(せき)を起(お)こす
kiseki o okosu
to bring about a miracle

Derived terms

奇(き)跡(せき)劇(げき) (kisekigeki, “miracle play”)
奇(き)跡(せき)的(てき) (kisekiteki, “miraculous”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
奇	跡

Noun

奇跡 • (gijeok) (hangeul 기적)

hanja form^? of 기적 (“miracle”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
奇	跡

Noun

奇跡

chữ Hán form of kì tích (“miracle”)

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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