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消沉

消沉

Chinese

		consume; news; subside consume; news; subside; to disappear; to vanish	submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop
simp. and trad. (消沉)		消	沉

Adjective

消沉

depressed

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiāochén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄔㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ cam⁴
Min Nan (POJ): siau-tîm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāochén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄔㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauchenr
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu¹ cam⁴
  - Yale: sīu chàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ tsam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐm²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-tîm
  - Tâi-lô: siau-tîm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siau'diim
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ³³ tim²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² tim²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² tim¹³/