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針線

針線

See also: 针线

Chinese

		needle; pin; injection	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (針線)		針	線
simp. (针线)		针	线

Noun

針線

needlework; needle and thread

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēnxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zam¹ sin³
Min Nan (POJ): cham-sòaⁿ / chiam-sòaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēnxiàn → zhēnxian (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄒㄧㄢˋ → ㄓㄣㄒㄧㄢ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen.shiann
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zam¹ sin³
  - Yale: jām sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzam¹ sin³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm⁵⁵ siːn³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cham-sòaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsam-suànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zamsvoax
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sam³³ suã⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-sòaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiam-suànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciamsvoax
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻³³ suã¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻³³ suã²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/