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扎根

扎根

Chinese

		to prick; to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into; penetrating (as of cold) to prick; to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into; penetrating (as of cold); struggle; to tie; to bind	radical (chem.); root; basis
simp. and trad. (扎根)		扎	根

Verb

扎根

to take root

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhāgēn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄚㄍㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaat³ gan¹
Min Nan (POJ): chat-kun / chat-kin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhāgēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄚㄍㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jagen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂa̠⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zaat³ gan¹
  - Yale: jaat gān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaat⁸ gan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑːt̚³ kɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chat-kun
  - Tâi-lô: tsat-kun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zatkwn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kun³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ kun⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chat-kin
  - Tâi-lô: tsat-kin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zatkyn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ kin⁴⁴/