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簡稱

簡稱

See also: 简称

Chinese

		simple	to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable
trad. (簡稱)		簡	稱
simp. (简称)		简	称

Noun

簡稱

an abbreviated name

Verb

簡稱

to be called something for short

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiǎnchēng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² cing¹
Min Nan (POJ): kán-chheng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎnchēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeancheng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaan² cing¹
  - Yale: gáan chīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² tsing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kán-chheng
  - Tâi-lô: kán-tshing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafnzhefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕʰiɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/