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宗親

宗親

See also: 宗亲

Chinese

		school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family	dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring
trad. (宗親)		宗	親
simp. (宗亲)		宗	亲

Noun

宗親

(literary) a person who can trace their lineage to a particular family

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zōngqīn

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥㄑㄧㄣ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûng-chhîn
Min Nan (POJ): chong-chhin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zōngqīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥㄑㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzongchin
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-chhîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung´ qin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ qin¹
  - IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰin²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chong-chhin
  - Tâi-lô: tsong-tshin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zongchyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔŋ³³ t͡ɕʰin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/