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現實

現實

See also: 現実 and 现实

Chinese

		appear; present; now appear; present; now; existing; current	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (現實)		現	實
simp. (现实)		现	实
anagram		實現／实现

Noun

現實

reality
面對現實 / 面对现实 ― miànduì xiànshí ― to face reality

Adjective

現實

realistic

Derived terms

增強現實／增强现实 (zēngqiáng xiànshí)
批判現實主義／批判现实主义
現實主義／现实主义 (xiànshízhǔyì)
現實政治／现实政治 (xiànshí zhèngzhì)

現實檢驗／现实检验 (xiànshí jiǎnyàn)
虛擬現實／虚拟现实 (xūnǐ xiànshí)
超現實／超现实 (chāoxiànshí)
超現實主義／超现实主义 (chāoxiànshízhǔyì)

See also

(not to be confused with) 實現／实现 (shíxiàn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiànshí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁶ sat⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hien-sṳ̍t / hian-sṳ̍t
Min Nan (POJ): hiān-si̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiànshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannshyr
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    現實／现实
    現時／现时
    霰石
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁶ sat⁶
  - Yale: yihn saht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁶ sat⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²² sɐt̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hien-sṳ̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: hien siid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴ sid⁶
  - IPA: /hi̯en⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hian-sṳ̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: hian siid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴ sid⁶
  - IPA: /hi̯an⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: hiān-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiexnsit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ ɕit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² ɕit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ ɕit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn³³⁻¹¹ ɕit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn³³⁻²¹ ɕit̚⁴/