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殘忍

殘忍

See also: 残忍

Chinese

		destroy; spoil; ruin destroy; spoil; ruin; injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; incomplete; disabled	to beat; to endure; to tolerate
trad. (殘忍)		殘	忍
simp. (残忍)		残	忍

Adjective

殘忍

cruel; ruthless; merciless; heartless

Synonyms

殘酷／残酷 (cánkù)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): cánrěn

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄢˊ ㄖㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caan⁴ jan²
Min Nan (POJ): chân-jím / chân-lím

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: cánrěn
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄢˊ ㄖㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsanrreen
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰa̠n³⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: caan⁴ jan²
  - Yale: chàahn yán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaan⁴ jan²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑːn²¹ jɐn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chân-jím / chân-lím
  - Tâi-lô: tsân-jím / tsân-lím
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zanjiem, zanliem
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡san²⁴⁻²² d͡ʑim⁵³/, /t͡san²⁴⁻²² lim⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡san²⁴⁻²² d͡ʑim⁵⁵⁴/, /t͡san²⁴⁻²² lim⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡san¹³⁻²² d͡ʑim⁵³/, /t͡san¹³⁻²² lim⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡san²⁴⁻¹¹ d͡ʑim⁵³/, /t͡san²⁴⁻¹¹ lim⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡san²³⁻³³ d͡ʑim⁴¹/, /t͡san²³⁻³³ lim⁴¹/