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健忘

健忘

Chinese

		healthy	to forget; to overlook; to neglect
simp. and trad. (健忘)		健	忘

Adjective

健忘

forgetful; absent-minded

Derived terms

健忘症 (jiànwàngzhèng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
健	忘
けん Grade: 4	ぼう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

健忘 ‎(hiragana けんぼう, romaji kenbō)

forgetfulness

Compounds

健忘症 (けんぼうしょう) ‎(kenbōshō)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiànwàng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin⁶ mong⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kiān-bông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiànwàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannwanq
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    健忘
    健旺
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin⁶ mong⁴
  - Yale: gihn mòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin⁶ mong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kiːn²² mɔːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiān-bông
  - Tâi-lô: kiān-bông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiexnboong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛn²²⁻²¹ bɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻²² bɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²²⁻²¹ bɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn³³⁻¹¹ bɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn³³⁻²¹ bɔŋ²³/