Definify.com

Definition 2024

引申

引申

Chinese

		to lead; to divert (water); to guide	9th earthly branch; extend; to state 9th earthly branch; extend; to state; to explain
simp. and trad. (引申)		引	申
alt. forms		引伸

Verb

引申

(linguistics) to have an extended meaning

Derived terms

引申義／引申义 (yǐnshēnyì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǐnshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ san¹
Min Nan (POJ): ín-sin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yǐnshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiinshen
  - IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    引申
    隱身／隐身
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁵ san¹
  - Yale: yáhn sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ san¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ sɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ín-sin
  - Tâi-lô: ín-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ynsyn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕin³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin⁴⁴/