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座談

座談

See also: 座谈

Chinese

		seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things	to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; (surname)
trad. (座談)		座	談
simp. (座谈)		座	谈

Verb

座談

to have a casual discussion

Noun

座談

casual discussion

Related terms

座談會／座谈会 (zuòtánhuì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuòtán

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ taam⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chǒ-tâm / chō-tâm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòtán
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohtanr
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰa̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo⁶ taam⁴
  - Yale: joh tàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ taam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² tʰɑːm²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǒ-tâm
  - Tâi-lô: tsǒ-tâm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɤ²² tam²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō-tâm
  - Tâi-lô: tsō-tâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoixdaam
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡so³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ³³⁻²¹ tam²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɤ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɤ²²⁻²¹ tam¹³/