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紙巾

紙巾

See also: 纸巾

Chinese

		paper	towel
trad. (紙巾)		紙	巾
simp. (纸巾)		纸	巾

Noun

紙巾

facial tissue (e.g. for blowing one's nose)
paper towel (e.g. for cleaning up spills)

See also

餐巾 (cānjīn)
餐巾紙／餐巾纸 (cānjīnzhǐ)
面巾紙／面巾纸 (miànjīnzhǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐjīn

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² gan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhǐjīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    只今
    紙巾／纸巾
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² gan¹
  - Yale: jí gān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² gan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/