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轉折

轉折

See also: 转折

Chinese

		to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift	tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)
trad. (轉折)		轉	折
simp. (转折)		转	折

Verb

轉折

to twist and turn; to shift

Noun

轉折

transition (cohesive device in a piece of writing)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhuǎnzhé

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun² zit³
Min Nan (POJ): choán-chiat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhuǎnzhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joanjer
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun² zit³
  - Yale: jyún jit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn² dzit⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyːn³⁵ t͡siːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choán-chiat
  - Tâi-lô: tsuán-tsiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoafnciad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiɛt̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/