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菁英

菁英

Chinese

		flower of leek	flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; (abbrev) Britain; English
simp. and trad. (菁英)		菁	英

Adjective

菁英

elite; top notch

Derived terms

菁英人才

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīngyīng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ jing¹, cing¹ jing¹
Min Nan (POJ): cheng-eng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jīngyīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinging
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    精英
    菁英
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ jing¹, cing¹ jing¹
  - Yale: jīng yīng, chīng yīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ jing¹, tsing¹ jing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-eng
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-ing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeng'efng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ³³ iɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/