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懸崖

懸崖

See also: 悬崖

Chinese

		hang; suspend	precipice
trad. (懸崖)		懸	崖
simp. (悬崖)		悬	崖

Noun

懸崖

(Intermediate Mandarin) cliff; precipice

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xuányá, xuányái

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ, ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ ngaai⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hiân-gâi / soân-gâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuányá
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanya
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ i̯a̠³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuányái
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanyai
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ i̯aɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ ngaai⁴
  - Yale: yùhn ngàaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ ngaai⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ ŋɑːi̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-gâi
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-gâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hien'gaai
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² gaɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² gaɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² gaɪ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soân-gâi
  - Tâi-lô: suân-gâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soan'gaai
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /suan²⁴⁻²² gaɪ²⁴/