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宵禁

宵禁

Chinese

		night	to prohibit; to forbid; endure
simp. and trad. (宵禁)		宵	禁

Noun

宵禁

curfew

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiāojìn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄐㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ gam³
Min Nan (POJ): siau-kìm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāojìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄐㄧㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaujinn
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu¹ gam³
  - Yale: sīu gam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ gam³
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ kɐm³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-kìm
  - Tâi-lô: siau-kìm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siau'kixm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² kim²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ³³ kim⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² kim²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ kim¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ kim²¹/