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聖嬰

聖嬰

See also: 圣婴

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	infant; baby
trad. (聖嬰)		聖	嬰
simp. (圣婴)		圣	婴

Noun

聖嬰

(chiefly Taiwan) El Niño

Synonyms

厄爾尼諾／厄尔尼诺 (è'ěrnínuò)

Derived terms

聖嬰現象／圣婴现象 (shèngyīng xiànxiàng)

Proper noun

聖嬰

(Christianity) Holy Infant

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shèngyīng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ jing¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳn-yîn
Min Nan (POJ): sèng-eⁿ / sèng-iⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shèngyīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqing
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ iŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ jing¹
  - Yale: sing yīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ jing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ jɪŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-yîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin in´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ yin¹
  - IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ in²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-yîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin (r)in´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ yin¹
  - IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ (j)in²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-eⁿ / sèng-iⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-enn / sìng-inn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seang'vef, seang'vy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ẽ⁴⁴/, /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ẽ³³/, /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ĩ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɛ̃⁴⁴/, /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ẽ⁴⁴/, /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ẽ⁴⁴/, /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ĩ⁴⁴/