"佳" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kaːi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ka²⁴/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /kai⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /kai³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ka⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Xiamen], /ka³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /kɛ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /kia³³/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/, /kaːi̯⁵⁵/, /ka²⁴/, /kai⁴⁴/, /kai³³/, /ka⁴⁴/, /ka³³/, /kɛ⁴⁴/, /kia³³/ Chinese transliterations: jiā [Mandarin, Pinyin], jia¹ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄚ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gaai¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], kâ [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], kai [Hokkien, POJ], ka [Hokkien, POJ], kee [Hokkien, POJ], gia¹ [Peng'im, Teochew], jiā [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jia [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chia¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jyā [Mandarin, Yale], jia [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзя [Mandarin, Palladius], czja [Mandarin, Palladius], gāai [Cantonese, Yale], gaai¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gai¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], kâ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], ga´ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], ga¹ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], kai [Hokkien, Tai-lo], kay [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ka [Hokkien, Tai-lo], kaf [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], kee [Hokkien, Tai-lo], kia [POJ, Teochew], kea [Middle-Chinese], /*[k]ˤre/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*kreː/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kreː) : semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː). Etymology templates: {{m|zh|形聲|tr=-}} 形聲/形声, {{categorize|zh|Han phono-semantic compounds}}, {{liushu|psc|adj=|nocap=|pron=OC *kreː}} Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kreː), {{m|zh|人//||man; person|tr=-}} 人 (“man; person”), {{m|zh|圭//|||tr=<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000; cursor:help" title="Old Chinese">OC *kʷeː</span>}} 圭 (OC *kʷeː), {{Han compound|人|圭|c1=s|c2=p|ls=psc|t1=man; person}} Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kreː) : semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː) Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 佳
  1. good; auspicious
    Sense id: en-佳-zh-character-CmNhKYmx
  2. beautiful
    Sense id: en-佳-zh-character-xqFCfXEZ
  3. of quality
    Sense id: en-佳-zh-character-632OB3Sm Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese links with manual fragments, Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Intermediate Mandarin Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 59 13 26 Disambiguation of Chinese links with manual fragments: 1 0 85 7 7 Disambiguation of Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 0 87 6 7 Disambiguation of Intermediate Mandarin: 9 0 61 9 21
  4. (~日) (telegraphy) the ninth day of a month Categories (topical): Telegraphy
    Sense id: en-佳-zh-character-HAnZv2Cs
  5. a surname: Jia
    Sense id: en-佳-zh-character-A8Yd7ipD Categories (other): Chinese surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 不佳 (bùjiā), 乘龍佳婿 (chénglóngjiāxù), 乘龙佳婿 (chénglóngjiāxù), 亂世佳人, 乱世佳人, 二八佳人 (èrbājiārén), 佳人 (jiārén), 佳人命薄, 佳人才子, 佳人薄命 (jiārénbómìng), 佳什, 佳作 (jiāzuò), 佳佳 (jiājiā), 佳俠, 佳侠, 佳偶 (jiā'ǒu), 佳偶天成, 佳兒, 佳儿, 佳兒佳婦, 佳儿佳妇, 佳兵, 佳兵不祥, 佳冬 (Jiādōng), 佳冬鄉, 佳冬乡, 佳冶, 佳句 (jiājù), 佳器, 佳城, 佳境 (jiājìng), 佳士 (jiāshì), 佳婿, 佳子, 佳子弟, 佳客, 佳快, 佳景, 佳期 (jiāqī), 佳木 (Jiāmù), 佳木斯 (Jiāmùsī), 佳木斯市 (Jiāmùsī), 佳本, 佳林 (Jiālín), 佳構劇, 佳构剧, 佳氣, 佳气, 佳節 (jiājié), 佳节 (jiājié), 佳績 (jiājì), 佳绩 (jiājì), 佳美 (jiāměi), 佳耦, 佳肴 (jiāyáo), 佳致, 佳茗, 佳評如潮, 佳评如潮, 佳話 (jiāhuà), 佳话 (jiāhuà), 佳譽, 佳誉, 佳趣, 佳釀, 佳酿, 佳里 (Jiālǐ), 佳音 (jiāyīn), 佳餚 (jiāyáo), 佳麗 (jiālì), 佳丽 (jiālì), 最佳拍檔, 最佳拍档, 千秋佳城, 唱作俱佳, 學養俱佳, 学养俱佳, 尚佳, 彌習彌佳, 弥习弥佳, 彭佳 (Péngjiā), 彭佳嶼 (Péngjiāyǔ), 彭佳屿 (Péngjiāyǔ), 才子佳人 (cáizǐ jiārén), 欠佳 (qiànjiā), 漸入佳境 (jiànrùjiājìng), 渐入佳境 (jiànrùjiājìng), 漸至佳境, 渐至佳境, 牛女佳期, 珍饈佳餚, 珍馐佳肴, 百年佳偶, 睠以佳耦, 紅粉佳人 (hóngfěnjiārén), 红粉佳人 (hóngfěnjiārén), 絕世佳人, 绝世佳人, 絕代佳人, 绝代佳人, 絕佳, 绝佳, 絕色佳人 (juésèjiārén), 绝色佳人 (juésèjiārén), 美酒佳肴, 美饌佳餚, 美馔佳肴, 蕤賓佳節, 蕤宾佳节, 西湖佳話, 西湖佳话, 設帨佳辰, 设帨佳辰, 錦囊佳句, 锦囊佳句, 錦囊佳製, 锦囊佳制, 頗佳, 颇佳, 風流佳事, 风流佳事

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  "derived": [
    {
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      "roman": "bùjiā",
      "word": "不佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "chénglóngjiāxù",
      "word": "乘龍佳婿"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "chénglóngjiāxù",
      "word": "乘龙佳婿"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "亂世佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "乱世佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "èrbājiārén",
      "word": "二八佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiārén",
      "word": "佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳人命薄"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳人才子"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiārénbómìng",
      "word": "佳人薄命"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳什"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiāzuò",
      "word": "佳作"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiājiā",
      "word": "佳佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳俠"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳侠"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiā'ǒu",
      "word": "佳偶"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳偶天成"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳兒"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳儿"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳兒佳婦"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳儿佳妇"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳兵"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳兵不祥"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Jiādōng",
      "word": "佳冬"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳冬鄉"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳冬乡"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳冶"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiājù",
      "word": "佳句"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳器"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳城"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiājìng",
      "word": "佳境"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiāshì",
      "word": "佳士"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳婿"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳子"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳子弟"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳客"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳快"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳景"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiāqī",
      "word": "佳期"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Jiāmù",
      "word": "佳木"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Jiāmùsī",
      "word": "佳木斯"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Jiāmùsī",
      "word": "佳木斯市"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳本"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Jiālín",
      "word": "佳林"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳構劇"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳构剧"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳氣"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳气"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiājié",
      "word": "佳節"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiājié",
      "word": "佳节"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiājì",
      "word": "佳績"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiājì",
      "word": "佳绩"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiāměi",
      "word": "佳美"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳耦"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiāyáo",
      "word": "佳肴"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳致"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳茗"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳評如潮"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳评如潮"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiāhuà",
      "word": "佳話"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiāhuà",
      "word": "佳话"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳譽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳誉"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳趣"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳釀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "佳酿"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Jiālǐ",
      "word": "佳里"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiāyīn",
      "word": "佳音"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiāyáo",
      "word": "佳餚"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiālì",
      "word": "佳麗"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiālì",
      "word": "佳丽"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "最佳拍檔"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "最佳拍档"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "千秋佳城"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "唱作俱佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "學養俱佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "学养俱佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "尚佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "彌習彌佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "弥习弥佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Péngjiā",
      "word": "彭佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Péngjiāyǔ",
      "word": "彭佳嶼"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Péngjiāyǔ",
      "word": "彭佳屿"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "cáizǐ jiārén",
      "word": "才子佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "qiànjiā",
      "word": "欠佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiànrùjiājìng",
      "word": "漸入佳境"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "jiànrùjiājìng",
      "word": "渐入佳境"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "漸至佳境"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "渐至佳境"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "牛女佳期"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "珍饈佳餚"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "珍馐佳肴"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "百年佳偶"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "睠以佳耦"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hóngfěnjiārén",
      "word": "紅粉佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hóngfěnjiārén",
      "word": "红粉佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "絕世佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "绝世佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "絕代佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "绝代佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "絕佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "绝佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "juésèjiārén",
      "word": "絕色佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "juésèjiārén",
      "word": "绝色佳人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "美酒佳肴"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "美饌佳餚"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "美馔佳肴"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "蕤賓佳節"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "蕤宾佳节"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "西湖佳話"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "西湖佳话"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "設帨佳辰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "设帨佳辰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "錦囊佳句"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "锦囊佳句"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "錦囊佳製"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "锦囊佳制"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "頗佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "颇佳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "風流佳事"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "风流佳事"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "形聲",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "形聲/形声",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "Han phono-semantic compounds"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "categorize"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "psc",
        "adj": "",
        "nocap": "",
        "pron": "OC *kreː"
      },
      "expansion": "Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kreː)",
      "name": "liushu"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "人//",
        "3": "",
        "4": "man; person",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "人 (“man; person”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "圭//",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "tr": "<span style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #000; cursor:help\" title=\"Old Chinese\">OC *kʷeː</span>"
      },
      "expansion": "圭 (OC *kʷeː)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "人",
        "2": "圭",
        "c1": "s",
        "c2": "p",
        "ls": "psc",
        "t1": "man; person"
      },
      "expansion": "Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kreː) : semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː)",
      "name": "Han compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kreː) : semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "hanzi"
      },
      "expansion": "佳",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "good; auspicious"
      ],
      "id": "en-佳-zh-character-CmNhKYmx",
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "auspicious",
          "auspicious"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beautiful"
      ],
      "id": "en-佳-zh-character-xqFCfXEZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 0 59 13 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 0 85 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 0 87 6 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 0 61 9 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Intermediate Mandarin",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of quality"
      ],
      "id": "en-佳-zh-character-632OB3Sm",
      "links": [
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Telegraphy",
          "orig": "zh:Telegraphy",
          "parents": [
            "Electronics",
            "Telecommunications",
            "Technology",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(telegraphy) the ninth day of a month"
      ],
      "id": "en-佳-zh-character-HAnZv2Cs",
      "links": [
        [
          "日",
          "日#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "telegraphy",
          "telegraphy"
        ],
        [
          "ninth",
          "ninth"
        ],
        [
          "day",
          "day"
        ],
        [
          "month",
          "month"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(~日) (telegraphy) the ninth day of a month"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname: Jia"
      ],
      "id": "en-佳-zh-character-A8Yd7ipD",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "Jia",
          "Jia"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jia¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gaai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kâ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ka"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gia¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chia¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзя"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czja"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gāai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gaai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gai¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kâ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ga´"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ga¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ka"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kaf"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Taipei",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kee"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kia"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kia³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kea"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*[k]ˤre/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kreː/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ ka /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kia³³/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[k]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kreː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "佳"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Chinese Han characters",
    "Chinese adjectives",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese links with manual fragments",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Intermediate Mandarin",
    "Middle Chinese lemmas",
    "Old Chinese lemmas"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "bùjiā",
      "word": "不佳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chénglóngjiāxù",
      "word": "乘龍佳婿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chénglóngjiāxù",
      "word": "乘龙佳婿"
    },
    {
      "word": "亂世佳人"
    },
    {
      "word": "乱世佳人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "èrbājiārén",
      "word": "二八佳人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiārén",
      "word": "佳人"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳人命薄"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳人才子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiārénbómìng",
      "word": "佳人薄命"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳什"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāzuò",
      "word": "佳作"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiājiā",
      "word": "佳佳"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳俠"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳侠"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiā'ǒu",
      "word": "佳偶"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳偶天成"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳兒"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳儿"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳兒佳婦"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳儿佳妇"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳兵"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳兵不祥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Jiādōng",
      "word": "佳冬"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳冬鄉"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳冬乡"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳冶"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiājù",
      "word": "佳句"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳器"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳城"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiājìng",
      "word": "佳境"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāshì",
      "word": "佳士"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳婿"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳子"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳子弟"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳客"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳快"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳景"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāqī",
      "word": "佳期"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Jiāmù",
      "word": "佳木"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Jiāmùsī",
      "word": "佳木斯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Jiāmùsī",
      "word": "佳木斯市"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳本"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Jiālín",
      "word": "佳林"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳構劇"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳构剧"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳氣"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳气"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiājié",
      "word": "佳節"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiājié",
      "word": "佳节"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiājì",
      "word": "佳績"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiājì",
      "word": "佳绩"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāměi",
      "word": "佳美"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳耦"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāyáo",
      "word": "佳肴"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳致"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳茗"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳評如潮"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳评如潮"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāhuà",
      "word": "佳話"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāhuà",
      "word": "佳话"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳譽"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳誉"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳趣"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳釀"
    },
    {
      "word": "佳酿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Jiālǐ",
      "word": "佳里"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāyīn",
      "word": "佳音"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāyáo",
      "word": "佳餚"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiālì",
      "word": "佳麗"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiālì",
      "word": "佳丽"
    },
    {
      "word": "最佳拍檔"
    },
    {
      "word": "最佳拍档"
    },
    {
      "word": "千秋佳城"
    },
    {
      "word": "唱作俱佳"
    },
    {
      "word": "學養俱佳"
    },
    {
      "word": "学养俱佳"
    },
    {
      "word": "尚佳"
    },
    {
      "word": "彌習彌佳"
    },
    {
      "word": "弥习弥佳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Péngjiā",
      "word": "彭佳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Péngjiāyǔ",
      "word": "彭佳嶼"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Péngjiāyǔ",
      "word": "彭佳屿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cáizǐ jiārén",
      "word": "才子佳人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiànjiā",
      "word": "欠佳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiànrùjiājìng",
      "word": "漸入佳境"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiànrùjiājìng",
      "word": "渐入佳境"
    },
    {
      "word": "漸至佳境"
    },
    {
      "word": "渐至佳境"
    },
    {
      "word": "牛女佳期"
    },
    {
      "word": "珍饈佳餚"
    },
    {
      "word": "珍馐佳肴"
    },
    {
      "word": "百年佳偶"
    },
    {
      "word": "睠以佳耦"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hóngfěnjiārén",
      "word": "紅粉佳人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hóngfěnjiārén",
      "word": "红粉佳人"
    },
    {
      "word": "絕世佳人"
    },
    {
      "word": "绝世佳人"
    },
    {
      "word": "絕代佳人"
    },
    {
      "word": "绝代佳人"
    },
    {
      "word": "絕佳"
    },
    {
      "word": "绝佳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "juésèjiārén",
      "word": "絕色佳人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "juésèjiārén",
      "word": "绝色佳人"
    },
    {
      "word": "美酒佳肴"
    },
    {
      "word": "美饌佳餚"
    },
    {
      "word": "美馔佳肴"
    },
    {
      "word": "蕤賓佳節"
    },
    {
      "word": "蕤宾佳节"
    },
    {
      "word": "西湖佳話"
    },
    {
      "word": "西湖佳话"
    },
    {
      "word": "設帨佳辰"
    },
    {
      "word": "设帨佳辰"
    },
    {
      "word": "錦囊佳句"
    },
    {
      "word": "锦囊佳句"
    },
    {
      "word": "錦囊佳製"
    },
    {
      "word": "锦囊佳制"
    },
    {
      "word": "頗佳"
    },
    {
      "word": "颇佳"
    },
    {
      "word": "風流佳事"
    },
    {
      "word": "风流佳事"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "形聲",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "形聲/形声",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "Han phono-semantic compounds"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "categorize"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "psc",
        "adj": "",
        "nocap": "",
        "pron": "OC *kreː"
      },
      "expansion": "Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kreː)",
      "name": "liushu"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "人//",
        "3": "",
        "4": "man; person",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "人 (“man; person”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "圭//",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "tr": "<span style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #000; cursor:help\" title=\"Old Chinese\">OC *kʷeː</span>"
      },
      "expansion": "圭 (OC *kʷeː)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "人",
        "2": "圭",
        "c1": "s",
        "c2": "p",
        "ls": "psc",
        "t1": "man; person"
      },
      "expansion": "Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kreː) : semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː)",
      "name": "Han compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kreː) : semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "hanzi"
      },
      "expansion": "佳",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "good; auspicious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "auspicious",
          "auspicious"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beautiful"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "of quality"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "zh:Telegraphy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(telegraphy) the ninth day of a month"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "日",
          "日#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "telegraphy",
          "telegraphy"
        ],
        [
          "ninth",
          "ninth"
        ],
        [
          "day",
          "day"
        ],
        [
          "month",
          "month"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(~日) (telegraphy) the ninth day of a month"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname: Jia"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "Jia",
          "Jia"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jia¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gaai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kâ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ka"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gia¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chia¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзя"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czja"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gāai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gaai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gai¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːi̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kâ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ga´"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ga¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ka"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kaf"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Taipei",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kee"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kia"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kia³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kea"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*[k]ˤre/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*kreː/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/ ka /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːi̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kia³³/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[k]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*kreː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "佳"
}
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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: 'Southern Min'",
  "path": [
    "佳"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "佳",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "佳"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "佳",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Chinese)⁺'",
  "path": [
    "佳"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "佳",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: ~日",
  "path": [
    "佳"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "definitions",
  "title": "佳",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: ~日",
  "path": [
    "佳"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "definitions",
  "title": "佳",
  "trace": ""
}

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