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仰泳

仰泳

Chinese

		look up	swimming; to swim
simp. and trad. (仰泳)		仰	泳

Noun

仰泳

backstroke (a swimming stroke swum on one's back)

Verb

仰泳

to swim on one's back

Synonyms

背泳 (bèiyǒng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎngyǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄩㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ wing⁶
Min Nan (POJ): gióng-éng / giáng-éng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎngyǒng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄩㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangyeong
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁵ wing⁶
  - Yale: yéuhng wihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ wing⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³ wɪŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gióng-éng
  - Tâi-lô: gióng-íng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giofng'eang
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /giɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /giɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giáng-éng
  - Tâi-lô: giáng-íng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giafng'eang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /giaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ⁵³/