# 星期
## Chinese

* 星期

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xīngqī, xīngqí
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ, ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щинчи (xinči, I-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sing$^1$ kei$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhen$^1$ kei$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sên-khì
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sen$^1$ ki$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): sáing-gǐ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): seng-kî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cên$^1$ ki$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$shin-ji$_6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xīngqī
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: singci
*** Wade–Giles: hsing$^1$-chʻi$^1$
*** Yale: syīng-chī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingchi
*** Palladius: синци (sinci)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xīngqí
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: singcí
*** Wade–Giles: hsing$^1$-chʻi$^2$
*** Yale: syīng-chí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingchyi
*** Palladius: синци (sinci)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щинчи (xinči, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiŋ²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sing$^1$ kei$^4$
*** Yale: sīng kèih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sing$^1$ kei$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xing$^1$ kéi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$升旗 星期
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhen$^1$ kei$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬen³³ kʰei²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sên-khì
*** Hakka Romanization System: sen$^ˊ$ ki$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sen$^1$ ki$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /sen²⁴ kʰi¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sen$^1$ ki$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /sən⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kʰi¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sáing-gǐ
*** Sinological IPA : /saiŋ⁵⁴ ki²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-kî
*** Tâi-lô: sing-kî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sengkii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ³³ ki²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: cên$^1$ ki$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheⁿ khî
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ kʰi⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$shin-ji$_6$
*** MiniDict: shin$^平$ ji$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$xin-jji$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕin⁵⁵ d͡ʑi²¹/

### Noun

星期
* week (Classifier: 個／个)
    上個星期／上个星期 ― shàng ge xīngqī ― last week
       Wǒ de diànpù xià ge xīngqī kāizhāng, huānyíng gèwèi qīnpénghǎoyǒu qiánlái. [Pinyin]
       My shop will open for business next week, and all my friends and relatives are welcome to come.
       Tā shàng ge xīngqī hái bānjiā láizhe, zěnme huì zài lǚyóu ne? [Pinyin]
       She moved house only last week, how can she be travelling now?
* day of the week (when used with a number, 日 or 天)
    星期一 ― xīngqīyī ― Monday
* (Mainland China, specifically) Sunday
* (specifically) wedding day

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 星期, 週 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 禮拜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 禮拜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 星期 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 星期 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 星期 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 期, 星期 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 星期 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 禮拜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 禮拜 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 禮拜 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 星期 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 禮拜 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 禮拜 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 星期 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 禮拜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 禮拜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Wu | Danyang | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 禮拜, 星期 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 禮拜 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 星期 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 禮拜 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 星期日, 星期天, 週日, 週天 regional |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 星期天兒, 禮拜天兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 星期天, 禮拜天, 星期日, 禮拜日 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 星期天, 禮拜日, 禮拜天, 禮拜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 拜日 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 禮拜天, 禮拜, 星期天, 星期日 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 禮拜天, 禮拜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 星期, 星期天, 禮拜, 禮拜天 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 星期, 禮拜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 禮拜天 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 星期日, 星期 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 星期 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 禮拜天, 星期天 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 星期天, 星期, 禮拜天, 禮拜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 星期日, 星期天, 星期 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 星期天, 星期, 禮拜天, 禮拜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 星期日, 禮拜天, 葉克閃白 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 星期天, 星期日, 禮拜天, 禮拜日, 星期, 葉克閃白 Hui |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 星期天, 星期, 禮拜天, 禮拜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 禮拜天, 星期天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 星期天, 禮拜天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 星期日, 星期天, 禮拜日, 禮拜天, 星期, 禮拜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 禮拜天, 星期天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 禮拜天, 星期 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 星期天, 禮拜天, 禮拜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 禮拜天, 禮拜, 星期天 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 禮拜天, 星期天 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 禮拜, 禮拜日, 星期日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 禮拜, 禮拜日, 星期日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 禮拜日 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 禮拜日 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 禮拜日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 禮拜日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 禮拜日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 星期日 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 禮拜日 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 禮拜日 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 禮拜日 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 星期日 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 禮拜, 禮拜日 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 禮拜 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 禮拜日, 星期日 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 禮拜日 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 禮拜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 禮拜日, 禮拜日子, 禮拜 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 禮拜日 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 禮拜日子, 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 星期日 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 禮拜日 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 星期日 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 禮拜日 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 星期日 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 星期日 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 星期日 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | 禮拜日 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 禮拜日, 禮拜, 日曜 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 禮拜, 禮拜日 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 禮拜日, 日曜 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 禮拜, 禮拜日, 日曜 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 拜日 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 禮拜日, 星期日 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 禮拜日 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 禮拜日, 星期日 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 禮拜天, 星期天, 禮拜 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 禮拜日, 星期日 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 星期下, 禮拜下 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 禮拜下 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 禮拜工, 星期日, 禮拜日 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 禮拜日, 禮拜, 拜日 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 禮拜日 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 禮拜日, 禮拜, 星期日 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 禮拜日, 禮拜, 拜日 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 禮拜, 拜日, 禮拜日 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 星期日, 禮拜日 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 禮拜日 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 禮拜日 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 禮拜日 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 禮拜日 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 拜日 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 星期日, 拜日 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 星期日 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 禮拜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 禮拜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 禮拜日, 星期日 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 禮拜天, 禮拜日, 星期天 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 禮拜日 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 禮拜日 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 禮拜日, 禮拜, 星期日 |
| Wu | Danyang | 禮拜天, 禮拜, 星期天 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 禮拜天, 禮拜, 星期天 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 禮拜, 禮拜日 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 禮拜日, 星期日 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 禮拜日, 星期日 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 星期天 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 星期天, 禮拜日, 星期日 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 禮拜日, 禮拜 |

#### Derived terms

* 星期一 (xīngqīyī)
* 星期三 (xīngqīsān)
* 星期二 (xīngqī'èr)
* 星期五 (xīngqīwǔ)
* 星期六 (xīngqīliù)
* 星期四 (xīngqīsì)
* 星期報 / 星期报
* 星期天
* 星期幾 / 星期几 (xīngqījǐ)
* 星期日 (xīngqīrì)

#### See also

* days of the week: 每週各天 / 每周各天 (appendix): 星期一 (xīngqīyī) · 星期二 (xīngqī'èr) · 星期三 (xīngqīsān) · 星期四 (xīngqīsì) · 星期五 (xīngqīwǔ) · 星期六 (xīngqīliù) · 星期日 (xīngqīrì)/星期天

### Proper noun

星期
* (literary) Alternative name for 七夕 (Qīxī, “Qixi Festival”).