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字眼

字眼

Chinese

		letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	eye
simp. and trad. (字眼)		字	眼

Noun

字眼

words or expressions used to express a specific meaning; choice of words; wording

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zìyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ ngaan⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-ngién / sṳ-ngián
Min Nan (POJ): lī-gán / jī-gán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyean
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (字眼兒／字眼儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìyǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyeal
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: jih ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ ngaan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² ŋɑːn¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-ngién
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii ngien`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ ngian³
  - IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ɲi̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-ngián
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii ngian`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ ngian³
  - IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ɲi̯an³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-gán
  - Tâi-lô: lī-gán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lixgarn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² gan⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ gan⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ gan⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-gán
  - Tâi-lô: jī-gán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jixgarn
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /d͡ʑi³³⁻²¹ gan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑi²²⁻²¹ gan⁵³/