侵華

Chinese

		to invade; to infringe; to approach	flowery; flourishing; magnificent flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain
trad. (侵華)		侵	華
simp. (侵华)		侵	华

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīnhuá

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam¹ waa⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīnhuá
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cinhuá
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-hua²
    • Yale: chīn-hwá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinhwa
    • Palladius: циньхуа (cinʹxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cam¹ waa⁴
    • Yale: chām wàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam¹ waa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem¹ wa⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵ waː²¹/

Verb

侵華

1. to invade China

   日本侵華／日本侵华  ―  Rìběn qīnhuá  ―  the Japanese invasion of China (in the Second Sino-Japanese War)

Usage notes

• Refers specifically to Japanese action during the Second Sino-Japanese War.