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貞節

貞節

See also: 贞节

Chinese

		chaste	festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
trad. (貞節)		貞	節
simp. (贞节)		贞	节

Noun

貞節

moral integrity
virginity of a woman; chastity

Synonyms

貞操／贞操 (zhēncāo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēnjié

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ zit³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-chiet
Min Nan (POJ): cheng-chiat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhēnjié
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjye
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    貞潔／贞洁
    貞節／贞节
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ zit³
  - Yale: jīng jit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ dzit⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-chiet
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin´ jied`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ jiad⁵
  - IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴ t͡ɕi̯et̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chiat
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-tsiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengciad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ³³ t͡ɕiɛt̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/