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Definition 2024

眷屬

眷屬

See also: 眷属

Chinese

		concern; wife and children	belong to; category; be subordinate to belong to; category; be subordinate to; genus (taxonomy); be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); family members; dependants; join together; fix one's attention on; concentrate on
trad. (眷屬)		眷	屬
simp. (眷属)		眷	属

Noun

眷屬

family member; relative; kin
husband and wife; married couple

Derived terms

有情人終成眷屬／有情人终成眷属 (yǒuqíngrén zhōngchéng juànshǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): juànshǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gyun³ suk⁶
Min Nan (POJ): koàn-sio̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: juànshǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuannshuu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gyun³ suk⁶
  - Yale: gyun suhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gyn³ suk⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /kyːn³³ sʊk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koàn-sio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: kuàn-sio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koarnsiok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiɔk̚⁴/