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針砭

針砭

See also: 针砭

Chinese

		needle; pin; injection	a stone probe; acupuncture
trad. (針砭)		針	砭
simp. (针砭)		针	砭

Verb

針砭

to point out somebody's errors and offer salutary advice

Noun

針砭

ancient form of acupuncture

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēnbiān

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄅㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zam¹ bin¹
Min Nan (POJ): cherm-pian / chiam-pian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēnbiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄅㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenbian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zam¹ bin¹
  - Yale: jām bīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzam¹ bin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm⁵⁵ piːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cherm-pian
  - Tâi-lô: tserm-pian
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡səm³³ piɛn³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-pian
  - Tâi-lô: tsiam-pian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciampiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻²² piɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻²² piɛn⁴⁴/