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胭脂

胭脂

Chinese

		rouge	fat
simp. and trad. (胭脂)		胭	脂
alt. forms		焉支燕支撚支

Noun

胭脂

rouge; fard

Derived terms

胭脂井
胭脂粉
胭脂紅／胭脂红 (yānzhīhóng)
胭脂花粉

胭脂菜
胭脂虎
胭脂蟲／胭脂虫 (yānzhīchóng)

Etymology

Borrowed from the Xiongnu language.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yānzhī

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin¹ zi¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yên-chṳ̂ / yân-chṳ̂
Min Nan (POJ): ian-chi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yānzhī → yānzhi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢㄓ → ㄧㄢㄓ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ian.jy
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ → /i̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩²/
  - Homophones:
    
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    焉知
    胭脂
    閼氏／阏氏
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin¹ zi¹
  - Yale: yīn jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin¹ dzi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yên-chṳ̂
  - Hakka Romanization System: ien´ zii´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan¹ zi¹
  - IPA: /i̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨ²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yân-chṳ̂
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian´ zii´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan¹ zi¹
  - IPA: /(j)i̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ian-chi
  - Tâi-lô: ian-tsi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iency
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn³³ t͡ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/