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南針
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Synonyms
2
Vietnamese
2.1
Noun
Chinese
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south
needle; pin; injection
trad.
(
南針
/
南鍼
)
南
針
/
鍼
simp.
(
南针
)
南
针
Literally:
“[pointing] south needle”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
nánzhēn
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
nánzhēn
Zhuyin
:
ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
nánjhen
Wade–Giles
:
nan
2
-chên
1
Yale
:
nán-jēn
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
nanjen
Palladius
:
наньчжэнь
(nanʹčžɛnʹ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Noun
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南針
(
literary
,
literally
,
figuratively
)
compass
Synonyms
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指南針
/
指南针
(
zhǐnánzhēn
)
Vietnamese
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chữ Hán Nôm
in this term
南
針
Noun
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南針
chữ Hán
form of
nam châm
(
“
magnet
”
)
.