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中肯

中肯

Chinese

		to hit (the mark)	flesh on bones; the main point
simp. and trad. (中肯)		中	肯

Adjective

中肯

to the point; pertinent; apropos

Etymology

Compare 肯綮 (kěnqìng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhòngkěn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ hang², zung³ hang², zung³ hoi²
Min Nan (POJ): tiòng-khńg / tiòng-khéng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhòngkěn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqkeen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ hang², zung³ hang², zung³ hoi²
  - Yale: jūng háng, jung háng, jung hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ hang², dzung³ hang², dzung³ hoi²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ³⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ³³ hɐŋ³⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/
  - Note: zung3 hoi2 - rare.
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiòng-khńg
  - Tâi-lô: tiòng-khńg
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diorngq'ngr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiòng-khéng
  - Tâi-lô: tiòng-khíng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diorngqeang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɪŋ⁵³/