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生機

生機

See also: 生机

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (生機)		生	機
simp. (生机)		生	机

Noun

生機

vitality
chance to survive

Derived terms

生機勃勃／生机勃勃

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shēngjī

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ gei¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sên-kî
Min Nan (POJ): sng-ki / seng-ki

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shēngjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengji
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saang¹ gei¹
  - Yale: sāang gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ gei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sên-kî
  - Hakka Romanization System: sen´ gi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sen¹ gi¹
  - IPA: /sen²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-ki
  - Tâi-lô: sng-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sngky
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ ki³³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-ki
  - Tâi-lô: sing-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sengky
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/