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甄試

甄試

See also: 甄试

Chinese

		to mold; discriminate	to test; to try; experiment to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
trad. (甄試)		甄	試
simp. (甄试)		甄	试

Noun

甄試

(chiefly Taiwan) entrance exam, selection exam

Etymology

short for 甄選 selection + 考試 exam

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēnshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ si³
Min Nan (POJ): chin-chhì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhēnshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    珍視／珍视
    甄試／甄试
    真事
    貞士／贞士
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan¹ si³
  - Yale: yān si
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ si³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ siː³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-chhì
  - Tâi-lô: tsin-tshì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cinchix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕin³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/