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Definition 2024

袖珍

袖珍

Chinese

		sleeve	precious thing; treasure
simp. and trad. (袖珍)		袖	珍

Adjective

袖珍

pocket-size; pocket

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiùzhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau⁶ zan¹
Min Nan (POJ): siū-tin / siù-tin / siū-chin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiùzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowjen
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau⁶ zan¹
  - Yale: jauh jān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau⁶ dzan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯²² t͡sɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-tin
  - Tâi-lô: siū-tin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuxdyn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻²² tin³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu²²⁻²¹ tin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu²²⁻²¹ tin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siù-tin
  - Tâi-lô: siù-tin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuo'dyn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁵³ tin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-chin
  - Tâi-lô: siū-tsin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuxcyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/