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醒悟

醒悟

Chinese

		to wake up; to awaken; to be awake	comprehend
simp. and trad. (醒悟)		醒	悟

Verb

醒悟

to wake up to reality; to come to realise

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xǐngwù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing² ng⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siáng-ngu
Min Nan (POJ): séng-ngō͘ / séng-gō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xǐngwù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiingwuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    省悟
    醒悟
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing² ng⁶
  - Yale: síng ngh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing² ng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³⁵ ŋ̍²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siáng-ngu
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiang` ngu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiang³ ngu⁴
  - IPA: /ɕi̯aŋ³¹ ŋu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: séng-ngō͘
  - Tâi-lô: síng-ngōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sefngngo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ŋɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: séng-gō͘
  - Tâi-lô: síng-gōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sefnggo
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gɔ²²/