伸縮

Chinese

		to stretch; to extend	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
trad. (伸縮)		伸	縮
simp. (伸缩)		伸	缩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēnsuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ suk¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sin-sok

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēnsuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shensuo
    • Wade–Giles: shên¹-so¹
    • Yale: shēn-swō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shensuo
    • Palladius: шэньсо (šɛnʹso)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ suk¹
    • Yale: sān sūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ suk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ sug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ sʊk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-sok
    • Tâi-lô: sin-sok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sinsog
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² sɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sin³³ sɔk̚⁵/

Verb

伸縮

1. to stretch out and draw back; to expand and contract; to lengthen and shorten; to telescope
2. to be flexible; to be adjustable; to be elastic

Synonyms

• (to stretch out and draw back): (Hokkien) 伸勼
• (to be flexible): (Hokkien) 伸勼

Derived terms

• 伸縮性／伸缩性 (shēnsuōxìng)

 

Korean

Hanja in this term
伸	縮

Proper noun

伸縮 • (Sinchuk) (hangeul 신축)

1. Hanja form^? of 신축 (“to stretch out and draw back; to expand and contract; to lengthen and shorten; to telescope; to be flexible; to be adjustable; to be elastic”).