慣勢

See also: 惯势

Chinese

		accustomed to; used to	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
trad. (慣勢)		慣	勢
simp. (惯势)		惯	势
alternative forms		慣示／惯示 Min Nan 慣世／惯世 Min Nan 貫勢／贯势 Min Nan 貫示／贯示 Min Nan 貫四／贯四 Min Nan 慣示／惯示 Min Nan 慣世／惯世 Min Nan 貫勢／贯势 Min Nan 貫示／贯示 Min Nan 貫四／贯四 Min Nan 慣習／惯习 Min Nan

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Taishan, Wiktionary): gan¹ sai^1*
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): koan-se
• Eastern Min (BUC): gáing-*sié
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): koàn-sì / koàiⁿ-sì / kùiⁿ-sì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): guin³ si³

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• Cantonese
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gan¹ sai^1*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kan³³ sai³³⁻³³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: koan-se
    • Hakka Romanization System: guan se
    • Hagfa Pinyim: guan⁴ se⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ku̯an⁵⁵ se⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gáing-*sié
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛiŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ siɛ²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan, Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koàn-sì
    • Tâi-lô: kuàn-sì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koarnsix
    • IPA (Penang): /kuan²¹⁻³³ si²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan): /kuan²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /kuan²¹⁻⁴² si²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kinmen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koàiⁿ-sì
    • Tâi-lô: kuàinn-sì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvoaesix
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuãi¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /kuãi¹²⁻⁵³ si¹²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuãi²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùiⁿ-sì
    • Tâi-lô: kuìnn-sì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvuiesix
    • IPA (Singapore): /kuĩ²¹⁻⁴² si²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /kuĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: guin³ si³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kùiⁿ sì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kũĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si²¹³/

Verb

慣勢

1. (Eastern Min, Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) to be accustomed to; to be in the habit of
2. (Taishanese) to take for granted

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 習慣 (“to get used to; to be accustomed to”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		習慣
Mandarin	Taiwan	習慣
	Malaysia	習慣
	Singapore	習慣
Cantonese	Guangzhou	慣, 習慣
	Hong Kong	慣, 習慣
	Singapore (Guangfu)	慣
Hakka	Meixian	習慣, 慣
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	慣, 慣勢
Southern Min	Xiamen	慣勢
	Quanzhou	慣勢
	Zhangzhou	慣勢
	Taipei	慣勢, 習慣 GT
	Tainan	慣勢
	Kinmen	慣勢
	Penang (Hokkien)	慣勢
	Singapore (Hokkien)	慣勢
	Shantou	習慣, 慣
	Jieyang	慣勢
Wu	Shanghai	習慣
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Antonyms

• 不慣／不惯 (bùguàn)

Further reading

• “Entry #10551”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.