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眼界

眼界

Chinese

		eye	boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
simp. and trad. (眼界)		眼	界

Noun

眼界

scope; horizon; ken

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎnjiè

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ gaai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngién-kie / ngián-kiai
Min Nan (POJ): gán-kài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnjiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanjieh
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ gaai³
  - Yale: ngáahn gaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ gaai³
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːn¹³ kɑːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngién-kie
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien` gie
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³ gie⁴
  - IPA: /ɲi̯en³¹ ki̯e⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngián-kiai
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian` giai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³ giai⁴
  - IPA: /ɲi̯an³¹ ki̯ai̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gán-kài
  - Tâi-lô: gán-kài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gafnkaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaɪ²¹/