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深醒

深醒

Chinese

		deep; profound	to wake up; to awaken; to be awake
simp. and trad. (深醒)		深	醒

Alternative forms

深省 (shēnxǐng)

Verb

深醒

to wake up to a sharp awareness of the truth
to understand after much soul-searching

See also

發人深醒／发人深醒 (fārén shēnxǐng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shēnxǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄒㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ sing²
Min Nan (POJ): chhim-séng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shēnxǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄒㄧㄥˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenshiing
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    深省
    深醒
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ sing²
  - Yale: sām síng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ sing²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-séng
  - Tâi-lô: tshim-síng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chimseang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰim⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰim³³ ɕiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰim⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/