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源泉

源泉

Chinese

		root; source; origin	fountain; spring
simp. and trad. (源泉)		源	泉

Noun

源泉

water source; water supply
origin; fountainhead; source

Japanese

Kanji in this term
源	泉
げん Grade: 6	せん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

源泉 ‎(hiragana げんせん, romaji gensen)

river source or spring source
source in general (including of an inspiration)
エネルギーの源泉 (げんせん)は太陽光 (たいようこう)にある。

Enerugī no gensen wa taiyōkō ni aru.

The source of energy is the sunlight.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yuánquán

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ cyun⁴
Min Nan (POJ): goân-chôaⁿ / goân-choân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuánquán
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanchyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ cyun⁴
  - Yale: yùhn chyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ tsyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ t͡ɕʰyːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-chôaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: guân-tsuânn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goanzvoaa
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /guan²⁴⁻²² t͡suã²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /guan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡suã²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /guan²³⁻³³ t͡suã²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /guan²⁴⁻²² t͡suã²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /guan¹³⁻²² t͡suã¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-choân
  - Tâi-lô: guân-tsuân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goanzoaan
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /guan²⁴⁻²² t͡suan²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /guan²⁴⁻²² t͡suan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /guan¹³⁻²² t͡suan¹³/