# CP
## Translingual
### Symbol

CP
* (international standards) Exceptionally reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Clipperton Island.
    Synonym: CPT (alpha-3)

#### Usage notes

This is an exceptionally reserved code, included as part of ISO 3166-1 on the request of the International Telecommunication Union for the purpose of recording the location of certain telecommunications installations, and is not endorsed for general use by the ISO outside of that purpose.

## English
### Adjective

CP (not comparable)
* Initialism of copy-protected.

### Noun

CP (countable and uncountable, plural CPs)
* Initialism of cyberpunk.
* Initialism of corporal punishment.
* Initialism of custodial parent.
* (British) Initialism of county primary or community primary (school)
* (Internet, euphemistic) Initialism of child pornography.
* Initialism of cerebral palsy.
* (education) Initialism of college prep.; college preparatory
* (linguistics) Initialism of complementizer phrase.
* (military) Initialism of command post.
* (physics) Initialism of charge-parity.
* (dated) Initialism of colored people.
* Initialism of civil parish (used on OS 1:25 000 scale Explorer maps)
* (law enforcement) Initialism of containment perimeter.
* (slang, humorous, euphemistic) Initialism of cheese pizza (“child pornography”).
* (virology) Initialism of capsid protein.
* (computing) Initialism of codepage.
* (Philippines, text messaging) Initialism of cellphone.
* (UK politics, since 2019) Initialism of command paper.

### Proper noun

CP
* Initialism of Canadian Press.
* Initialism of Canadian Pacific.
* Initialism of Communist Party.

#### Coordinate terms

(Canadian Press):
* AFP (Agence France Presse)
* AGI (Agenzia Giornalistica Italia)
* AP (Associated Press)
* PC (Presse Canadienne)
* Reuters
* UPI (United Press International)

#### See also

* Canadian Press on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Canadian Pacific on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* PC, p.c., pc, pc.

## Chinese
### Alternative forms

* cp

### Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese CP (kapu), from English coupling.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xīpī
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄆㄧ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): si$^1$ pi$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xīpī
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄆㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sipi
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^1$-pʻi$^1$
*** Yale: syī-pī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shipi
*** Palladius: сипи (sipi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^1$ pi$^1$
*** Yale: sī pī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^1$ pi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^1$ pi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

### Noun

CP
* (neologism, slang) romantic couple (Classifier: 對／对)
* (ACG) cosplay partner; character pairing
    自古紅藍出CP／自古红蓝出CP ― zìgǔ hóng lán chū CP ― Character pairs in anime are usually in red and blue.
* (Taiwan) cost/performance ratio; price/quality ratio
    CP值高 ― CP zhí gāo ― cost/performance value is high; good bang for the buck

### Compounds

* 嗑CP

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English CP.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈseːpeː/, [ˈs̠e̞ːpe̞ː]
* Rhymes: -eːpeː

### Noun

CP
* Cerebral palsy.

#### Synonyms

* CP-vamma

#### Derived terms

* CP-lapsi

## Japanese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ka̠pɯ̟]

### Noun

CP(カプ) • (kapu)
* Short for カップリング (kappuringu, “(fandom slang) shipping”).

### Verb

CP(カプ)する • (kapu suru) suru (stem CP(カプ)し (kapu shi), past CP(カプ)した (kapu shita))
* Short for カップリング (kappuringu, “(fandom slang) to ship”).

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | CPし | カプし | kapu shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | CPし | カプし | kapu shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | CPする | カプする | kapu suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | CPする | カプする | kapu suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | CPすれ | カプすれ | kapu sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | CPせよ¹ CPしろ² | カプせよ¹ カプしろ² | kapu seyo¹ kapu shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | CPされる | カプされる | kapu sareru |
| Causative | CPさせる CPさす | カプさせる カプさす | kapu saseru kapu sasu |
| Potential | CPできる | カプできる | kapu dekiru |
| Volitional | CPしよう | カプしよう | kapu shiyō |
| Negative | CPしない | カプしない | kapu shinai |
| Negative continuative | CPせず | カプせず | kapu sezu |
| Formal | CPします | カプします | kapu shimasu |
| Perfective | CPした | カプした | kapu shita |
| Conjunctive | CPして | カプして | kapu shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | CPすれば | カプすれば | kapu sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

## Latin
### Adverb

CP
* Initialism of cum privilegio, with privilege.

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

CP f
* Initialism of Comboios de Portugal.

## Swedish
### Noun

CP
* Alternative form of cp (“cerebral palsy”)

#### Usage notes

Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) recommends cp over CP

### References

* CP in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* CP in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)