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戒嚴

戒嚴

See also: 戒严

Chinese

		swear off; warn against	(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe
trad. (戒嚴)		戒	嚴
simp. (戒严)		戒	严

Verb

戒嚴

to impose martial law
to rope off an area

Derived terms

戒嚴令／戒严令

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jièyán

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ jim⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kài-giâm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jièyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehyan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaai³ jim⁴
  - Yale: gaai yìhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ jim⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːi̯³³ jiːm²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài-giâm
  - Tâi-lô: kài-giâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kae'giaam
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ giam²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaɪ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ giam²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ giam¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ giam²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ giam²³/