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省親

省親

See also: 省亲

Chinese

		comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province	dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring
trad. (省親)		省	親
simp. (省亲)		省	亲

Verb

省親

to visit one's parents or elders (living in a another place)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xǐngqīn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing² can¹
Min Nan (POJ): séng-chhin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xǐngqīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiingchin
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing² can¹
  - Yale: síng chān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing² tsan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: séng-chhin
  - Tâi-lô: síng-tshin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sefngchyn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕʰin³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/