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聘任

聘任

Chinese

		betrothed; engage (teacher); hire	to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility
simp. and trad. (聘任)		聘	任

Verb

聘任

to appoint (someone to a position)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pìnrèn

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ping³ jam⁶
Min Nan (POJ): phèng-jīm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pìnrèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pinnrenn
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ping³ jam⁶
  - Yale: ping yahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping³ jam⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ³³ jɐm²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phèng-jīm
  - Tâi-lô: phìng-jīm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pheangjim
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑim²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ d͡ʑim⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑim²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑim³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ d͡ʑim³³/