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奠基

奠基

Chinese

		libation	base; foundation; basic base; foundation; basic; radical (chem.)
simp. and trad. (奠基)		奠	基

Adjective

奠基

groundbreaking

Verb

奠基

to lay a foundation

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): diànjī

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): din⁶ gei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: diànjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannji
  - IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    奠基
    電擊／电击
    電機／电机
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: din⁶ gei¹
  - Yale: dihn gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: din⁶ gei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tiːn²² kei̯⁵⁵/