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臨盆

臨盆

See also: 临盆

Chinese

		to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	basin
trad. (臨盆)		臨	盆
simp. (临盆)		临	盆

Verb

臨盆

to be about to give birth; to be in labour

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): línpén

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄆㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ pun⁴
Min Nan (POJ): lîm-phûn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: línpén
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄆㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linpenr
  - IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ pʰən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lam⁴ pun⁴
  - Yale: làhm pùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ pun⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ pʰuːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-phûn
  - Tâi-lô: lîm-phûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: limphuun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lim²⁴⁻²² pʰun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lim²⁴⁻²² pʰun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lim¹³⁻²² pʰun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lim²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lim²³⁻³³ pʰun²³/