字眼

Chinese

		letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	eye
simp. and trad. (字眼)		字	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ ngaan⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-ngién / sṳ-ngián
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lī-gán / jī-gán

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-yen³
    • Yale: dz̀-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyean
    • Palladius: цзыянь (czyjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (字眼兒／字眼儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìyǎnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyǎnr
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-yen³-ʼrh
    • Yale: dz̀-yǎnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyeal
    • Palladius: цзыяньр (czyjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: jih ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² ŋaːn¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-ngién
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii ngien`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si<sup>4</sup> ngian<sup>3</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ŋi̯en³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-ngián
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii ngian`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ ngian³
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ŋi̯an³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-gán
    • Tâi-lô: lī-gán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixgarn
    • IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ ɡan⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ ɡan⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² ɡan⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-gán
    • Tâi-lô: jī-gán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jixgarn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi²²⁻²¹ ɡan⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi³³⁻²¹ ɡan⁴¹/

Noun

字眼

1. words or expressions used to express a specific meaning; choice of words; wording
2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) reason; sense
3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) trivial things; trifling matter

Synonyms

• (choice of words):

• 字目 (Hokkien)
• 字眼子 (zi⁵ ngan³ zr) (Xiang)
• 字縫／字缝 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 詞語／词语 (cíyǔ)

 

• (reason): 情理 (qínglǐ)
• (trivial things):

• 小節／小节 (xiǎojié)
• 末節／末节 (mòjié)
• 瑣事／琐事 (suǒshì)
• 細節／细节 (xìjié)
• 詳情／详情 (xiángqíng)

 

Adjective

字眼

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) interesting; fascinating
2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) not knowing how to behave (describing surprise or discontent in a situation)

Synonyms

• (interesting): 有趣 (yǒuqù)