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關鍵

關鍵

See also: 关键

Chinese

		to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass	(door lock) key
trad. (關鍵)		關	鍵
simp. (关键)		关	键

Noun

關鍵

crux; key element; crucial point
door latch

Adjective

關鍵

crux; key; crucial; pivotal

Derived terms

關鍵績效指標／关键绩效指标 (guānjiàn jìxiào zhǐbiāo)

關鍵詞／关键词 (guānjiàncí)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guānjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaan¹ gin⁶
Min Nan (POJ): koan-kiàn / koan-kiān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guānjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanjiann
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaan¹ gin⁶
  - Yale: gwāan gihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaan¹ gin⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑːn⁵⁵ kiːn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koan-kiàn / koan-kiān
  - Tâi-lô: kuan-kiàn / kuan-kiān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koankiexn, koankien
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²¹/, /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ kiɛn⁴¹/, /kuan³³ kiɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²¹/, /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛn²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn¹¹/, /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn²¹/, /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛn³³/