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陰險

陰險

See also: 阴险

Chinese

		(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady	danger (ous); rugged
trad. (陰險)		陰	險
simp. (阴险)		阴	险

Adjective

陰險

treacherous; sinister

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 陰濕／阴湿 (jam1 sap1)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yīnxiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣㄒㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam¹ him²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yîm-hiám
Min Nan (POJ): im-hiám

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīnxiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄒㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inshean
  - IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam¹ him²
  - Yale: yām hím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam¹ him²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐm⁵⁵ hiːm³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîm-hiám
  - Hakka Romanization System: im´ hiam`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yim¹ hiam³
  - IPA: /im²⁴ hi̯am³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîm-hiám
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)im´ hiam`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yim¹ hiam³
  - IPA: /(j)im²⁴ hi̯am³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: im-hiám
  - Tâi-lô: im-hiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: imhiarm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /im⁴⁴⁻²² hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /im³³ hiam⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /im⁴⁴⁻²² hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /im⁴⁴⁻³³ hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /im⁴⁴⁻³³ hiam⁴¹/