健身房

Chinese

		to keep fit; to exercise; to work out	house
trad. (健身房)		健身	房
simp. #(健身房)		健身	房

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànshēnfáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin⁶ san¹ fong⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): kiān-sin-pâng
• Wu (Wiktionary): jji sen van (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiànshēnfáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄤˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannshenfarng
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànshenfáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin⁶ san¹ fong⁴
    • Yale: gihn sān fòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin⁶ san¹ fong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin⁶ sen¹ fong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn²² sɐn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiān-sin-pâng
    • Tâi-lô: kiān-sin-pâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiexnsinpaang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛn²²⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² paŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻²² ɕin³³ paŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²²⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² paŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn³³⁻¹¹ ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ paŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn³³⁻²¹ ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ paŋ²³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: jji sen van (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥͡ʑi²² səɲ⁵⁵ v̻ã²¹/

Noun

健身房

1. gymnasium; gym (place providing facilities for physical exercise) (Classifier: 間／间)

Usage notes

Although 體育館／体育馆 (tǐyùguǎn) and 健身房 (jiànshēnfáng) both translate into gymnasium or gym in English, the former refers to a venue used for sports and competitions, while the latter refers to a gym which provides facilities for physical exercise.