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辛酸

辛酸

Chinese

		8th heavenly stem; tired	sour; sore; ache sour; sore; ache; acid
simp. and trad. (辛酸)		辛	酸

Adjective

辛酸

bitter

Noun

辛酸

(chemistry) caprylic acid
hardship; pain and suffering; cruelty

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīnsuān

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄙㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ syun¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîn-sôn
Min Nan (POJ): sin-soan / sin-sng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xīnsuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄙㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinsuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ su̯a̠n⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    心酸
    辛酸
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: san¹ syun¹
  - Yale: sān syūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ syn¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ ɕyːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîn-sôn
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin´ son´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin¹ son¹
  - IPA: /ɕin²⁴⁻¹¹ son²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-soan
  - Tâi-lô: sin-suan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinsoafn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕin³³ suan³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² suan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² suan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-sng
  - Tâi-lô: sin-sng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinsngf
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/