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珍惜

珍惜

Chinese

		precious thing; treasure	pity, regret, rue, begrudge
simp. and trad. (珍惜)		珍	惜

Verb

珍惜

to treasure; to cherish; to value

珍惜生命，拒絕毒品。 [MSC, trad.]

珍惜生命，拒绝毒品。 [MSC, simp.]

Zhēnxī shēngmìng, jùjué dúpǐn. [Pinyin]

Cherish life, say no to drugs.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēnxī, zhēnxí

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄒㄧ, ㄓㄣㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ sik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-sit
Min Nan (POJ): tin-sioh

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēnxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshi
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēnxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄒㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshyi
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan¹ sik¹
  - Yale: jān sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ sik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-sit
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin´ xid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ xid⁵
  - IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴ ɕit̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tin-sioh
  - Tâi-lô: tin-sioh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dinsioiq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɤʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tin³³ ɕiɤʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɤʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕioʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɤʔ³²/