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Definition 2024
Etymology
Pearls were previously called 真珠 (“true pearls”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zan1 zyu1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-chû
- Min Dong (BUC): dĭng-ciŏ / cĭng-ciŏ
- Min Nan (POJ): tin-chu / chin-chu
- Wu (Wiktionary): tsen tsr (T1)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄓㄨ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenju
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
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- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: zan1 zyu1
- Yale: jān jyū
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzan1 dzy1
- IPA (key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡ɕyː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-chû
- Hakka Romanization System: ziin´ zu´
- Hagfa Pinyim: zin1 zu1
- IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: dĭng-ciŏ / cĭng-ciŏ
- IPA (key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ (t͡s-)ʒuo⁵⁵/, /t͡siŋ⁵⁵ (t͡s-)ʒuo⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tin-chu
- Tâi-lô: tin-tsu
- Phofsit Daibuun: dinzw
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tin³³ t͡su³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-chu
- Tâi-lô: tsin-tsu
- Phofsit Daibuun: cinzw
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕin³³ t͡su³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: tsen tsr (T1)
- IPA (key): /t͡səɲ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 珍 | 珠 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 眞 (44) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | Chongniu III | III |
| Fanqie | 陟鄰切 | 章俱切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʈˠiɪn/ | /t͡ɕɨo/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʈᵚin/ | /t͡ɕio/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ȶien/ | /t͡ɕio/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʈjin/ | /cuə̆/ |
| Li Rong |
/ȶjĕn/ | /t͡ɕio/ |
| Wang Li |
/ȶǐĕn/ | /t͡ɕĭu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ȶi̯ĕn/ | /t͡ɕi̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhēn | zhū |