燕梳

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (燕梳)		燕	梳
simp. ^#(燕梳)		燕	梳

Etymology

Borrowed from English insurance.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): jin³ so¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin³ so¹
  - Yale: yin sō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin³ so¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin³ so¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³³ sɔː⁵⁵/

Noun

燕梳

(Cantonese, Huicheng dialect, dated) insurance (Classifier: 份 c)
我買咗份人壽燕梳。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我买咗份人寿燕梳。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngo⁵ maai⁵ zo² fan⁶ jan⁴ sau⁶ jin³ so¹. [Jyutping]
I bought a life insurance.
- 1904, 約翰大衛德 [David D. Jones], quoting advertisement, The Surnames of the Chinese in America [旅美華人姓字], page 42:
  
  疾病意外損傷宴梳公司 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  疾病意外损伤宴梳公司 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  zat⁶ beng⁶ ji³ ngoi⁶ syun² soeng¹ jin³ so¹ gung¹ si¹ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

保險／保险 (bǎoxiǎn)
(short form) 險／险 (xiǎn)