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忌憚

忌憚

See also: 忌惮

Chinese

		avoid as taboo; jealous	dread; fear; dislike
trad. (忌憚)		忌	憚
simp. (忌惮)		忌	惮

Noun

忌憚

(literary) fear (which prevents one from doing something)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jìdàn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei⁶ daan⁶
Min Nan (POJ): kī-tān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jìdàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihdann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ta̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei⁶ daan⁶
  - Yale: geih daahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei⁶ daan⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯²² tɑːn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kī-tān
  - Tâi-lô: kī-tān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kixdan
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹⁻²² tan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²²⁻²¹ tan²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki²²⁻²¹ tan²²/