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中阮

中阮

Chinese

		middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	Ruan (a surname); a Chinese plucked stringed instrument
simp. and trad. (中阮)		中	阮

Noun

中阮

(music) zhongruan; tenor ruan (a Chinese round-bodied fretted, plucked lute with four strings)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhōngruǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄖㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ jyun², zung¹ jyun⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōngruǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄖㄨㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongroan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐu̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ jyun², zung¹ jyun⁵
  - Yale: jūng yún, jūng yúhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ jyn², dzung¹ jyn⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jyːn³⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jyːn¹³/