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憧憬

憧憬

Chinese

		irresolute; unsettled	awaken
simp. and trad. (憧憬)		憧	憬

Verb

憧憬

to long for; to yearn for; to look forward to

Noun

憧憬

longing; yearning
vision for the future

Japanese

Kanji in this term
憧	憬
Grade: S	Grade: S

Noun

憧憬 ‎(hiragana どうけい, romaji dōkei)

longing

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chōngjǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥㄐㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cung¹ ging²
Min Nan (POJ): chhiong-kéng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chōngjǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥㄐㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chongjiing
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cung¹ ging²
  - Yale: chūng gíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ ging²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiong-kéng
  - Tâi-lô: tshiong-kíng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiongkeang
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ³³ kiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁵³/