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水滸傳

水滸傳

See also: 水浒传

Chinese

		water; river	bank of a river	to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography
trad. (水滸傳)		水	滸	傳
simp. (水浒传)		水	浒	传

Proper noun

水滸傳

Water Margin, one of China's Four Great Classical Novels

See also

三國演義／三国演义 (Sānguó Yǎnyì)
西遊記／西游记 (Xīyóujì)
紅樓夢／红楼梦 (Hónglóumèng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Shuǐhǔzhuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² wu² zyun^6-2
Min Nan (POJ): Chúi-hó͘-toān / Chúi-khó͘-toān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Shuǐhǔzhuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shoeihuujuann
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯a̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² wu² zyun^6-2
  - Yale: séui wú jyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² wu² dzyn^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ wuː³⁵ t͡ɕyːn²²⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chúi-hó͘-toān
  - Tâi-lô: Tsuí-hóo-tuān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuy'hofdoan
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuan³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tuan³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chúi-khó͘-toān
  - Tâi-lô: Tsuí-khóo-tuān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuy'qofdoan
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuan³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tuan³³/