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觀察

觀察

See also: 观察

Chinese

		Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold	examine; inquire; observe examine; inquire; observe; inspect; look into; to examine
trad. (觀察)		觀	察
simp. (观察)		观	察

Noun

觀察

observation

Verb

觀察

to observe; to watch
to inspect; to examine

Derived terms

觀察力／观察力 (guānchálì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guānchá

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄔㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ caat³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôn-chhat
Min Nan (POJ): koan-chhat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guānchá
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄔㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanchar
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰa̠³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gun¹ caat³
  - Yale: gūn chaat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ tsaat⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôn-chhat
  - Hakka Romanization System: gon´ cad`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ cad⁵
  - IPA: /kon²⁴ t͡sʰat̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koan-chhat
  - Tâi-lô: kuan-tshat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koanzhad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ t͡sʰat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰat̚³²/