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詢問

詢問

See also: 询问

Chinese

		inquire	to ask
trad. (詢問)		詢	問
simp. (询问)		询	问

Verb

詢問

to enquire, to ask about

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xúnwèn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon¹ man⁶
Min Nan (POJ): sûn-būn / sûn-mn̄g

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xúnwèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunwenn
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ u̯ən⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    尋問／寻问
    詢問／询问
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon¹ man⁶
  - Yale: sēun mahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen¹ man⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵn⁵⁵ mɐn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-būn
  - Tâi-lô: sûn-būn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sunbun
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sun²⁴⁻²² bun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sun²⁴⁻¹¹ bun³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sun²³⁻³³ bun³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sun²⁴⁻²² bun²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sun¹³⁻²² bun²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-mn̄g
  - Tâi-lô: sûn-mn̄g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sunmng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sun²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍⁴¹/