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徵引

徵引

Chinese

		note in Chinese musical scale; levy (troops or taxes)	to lead; to divert (water); to guide
trad. (徵引)		徵	引
simp. (征引)		征	引

Verb

徵引

to quote; to cite
to recommend a person (for a job, a new position, etc.)
to prove; to evidence

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēngyǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ jan⁵
Min Nan (POJ): cheng-ín / teng-ín

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēngyǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄧㄣˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengyiin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ jan⁵
  - Yale: jīng yáhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ jan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-ín
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-ín
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeng'ien
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ³³ in⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² in⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teng-ín
  - Tâi-lô: ting-ín
  - Phofsit Daibuun: deng'ien
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² in⁵³/