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界限

界限

Chinese

		boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)	limit; bound
simp. and trad. (界限)		界	限
anagram		限界

Noun

界限

boundary, limit, divide

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jièxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ haan⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kie-han / kiai-han
Min Nan (POJ): kài-hān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jièxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehshiann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    界線／界线
    界限
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaai³ haan⁶
  - Yale: gaai haahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ haan⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːi̯³³ hɑːn²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kie-han
  - Hakka Romanization System: gie han
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gie⁴ han⁴
  - IPA: /ki̯e⁵⁵ han⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiai-han
  - Hakka Romanization System: giai han
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giai⁴ han⁴
  - IPA: /ki̯ai̯⁵⁵ han⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài-hān
  - Tâi-lô: kài-hān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kae'han
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ han²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaɪ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ han⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ han²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ han³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ han³³/