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興嘆

興嘆

See also: 兴叹

Chinese

		interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular	to sigh
trad. (興嘆/興歎)		興	嘆/歎
simp. (兴叹)		兴	叹

Verb

興嘆

to heave a sigh; to lament; to bemoan

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīngtàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥㄊㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ taan³
Min Nan (POJ): heng-thàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīngtàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥㄊㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingtann
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hing¹ taan³
  - Yale: hīng taan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ taan³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑːn³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: heng-thàn
  - Tâi-lô: hing-thàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hengtaxn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ³³ tʰan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹/