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漸近

漸近

See also: 渐近

Chinese

		gradual; gradually; imbue	near; close (to); approximately
trad. (漸近)		漸	近
simp. (渐近)		渐	近

Verb

漸近

(literary) to gradually become close to; to approach

Derived terms

漸近線／渐近线

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漸	近
ぜん Grade: S	きん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [zẽ̞ŋkʲĩɴ]

Noun

漸近 ‎(hiragana ぜんきん, romaji zenkin)

asymptote

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiànjìn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zim⁶ gan⁶, zim⁶ kan⁵
Min Nan (POJ): chiām-kīn / chiām-kūn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiànjìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannjinn
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    漸近／渐近
    漸進／渐进
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zim⁶ gan⁶, zim⁶ kan⁵
  - Yale: jihm gahn, jihm káhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzim⁶ gan⁶, dzim⁶ kan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːm²² kɐn²²/, /t͡siːm²² kʰɐn¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiām-kīn
  - Tâi-lô: tsiām-kīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaxmkin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiam³³⁻²¹ kin³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiām-kūn
  - Tâi-lô: tsiām-kūn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaxmkun
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiam³³⁻¹¹ kun³³/