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樞機

樞機

See also: 枢机

Chinese

		hinge; pivot	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (樞機)		樞	機
simp. (枢机)		枢	机

Noun

樞機

a key government post or office
a vital element

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shūjī

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syu¹ gei¹
Min Nan (POJ): chhu-ki

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shūjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuji
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: syu¹ gei¹
  - Yale: syū gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sy¹ gei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyː⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhu-ki
  - Tâi-lô: tshu-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhu'ky
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰu⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰu³³ ki³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰu⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/