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Definition 2024

傳說

傳說

See also: 传说

Chinese

		to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (傳說)		傳	說
simp. (传说)		传	说

Noun

傳說

legend; tale
傳說中的英雄 / 传说中的英雄 ― chuánshuō zhōng de yīngxióng ― legendary hero

Derived terms

民間傳說／民间传说 (mínjiān chuánshuō)

Verb

傳說

to be said (of folktales, legends, etc.)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (傳說):

Japanese: 伝説 (でんせつ) ‎(densetsu)
Korean: 전설 (傳說, jeonseol)
Vietnamese: truyền thuyết ‎(傳說)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chuánshuō

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun⁴ syut³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhòn-sot
Min Nan (POJ): toân-soat / thoân-soat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chuánshuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwanshuo
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯a̠n³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cyun⁴ syut³
  - Yale: chyùhn syut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn⁴ syt⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰyːn²¹ ɕyːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhòn-sot
  - Hakka Romanization System: conˇ sod`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: con² sod⁵
  - IPA: /t͡sʰon¹¹ sot̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: toân-soat
  - Tâi-lô: tuân-suat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doansoad
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tuan²⁴⁻²² suat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tuan²⁴⁻²² suat̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Taipei, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thoân-soat
  - Tâi-lô: thuân-suat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: toansoad
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰuan²³⁻³³ suat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ suat̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰuan¹³⁻²² suat̚³²/