動向

See also: 动向

Chinese

		to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
trad. (動向)		動	向
simp. (动向)		动	向

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dòngxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dung⁶ hoeng³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōng-hiòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dòngxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dòngsiàng
    • Wade–Giles: tung⁴-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: dùng-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqshianq
    • Palladius: дунсян (dunsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung⁶ hoeng³
    • Yale: duhng heung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung⁶ hoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dung⁶ hêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ²² hœːŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōng-hiòng
    • Tâi-lô: tōng-hiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doxnghioxng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/

Noun

動向

1. trend; tendency
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) direction of movement

Synonyms

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• 傾向／倾向
• 取向 (qǔxiàng)
• 意味 (yìwèi)
• 方向 (fāngxiàng)
• 潮流 (cháoliú)
• 苗頭／苗头 (miáotou)
• 走向 (zǒuxiàng)
• 趨勢／趋势 (qūshì)
• 趨向／趋向 (qūxiàng)

 

Related terms

• 動態／动态 (dòngtài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
動	向
どう Grade: 3	こう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どーこー [dòókóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

動(どう)向(こう) • (dōkō) 

1. direction, trend

   動向(どうこう)に注目(ちゅうもく)すべきだ。

   Dōkō ni chūmoku subeki da.

   We should keep a close eye on where things go.

Synonyms

• 成(な)り行(ゆ)き (nariyuki)

References

• Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN