巡更

Chinese

		to patrol; to make one's rounds	to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more
trad. (巡更)		巡	更
simp. #(巡更)		巡	更

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xúngēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceon⁴ gaang¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sùn-kâng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sûn-kiⁿ / sûn-keⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xúngēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syúngeng
    • Wade–Giles: hsün²-kêng¹
    • Yale: syún-gēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyungeng
    • Palladius: сюньгэн (sjunʹgɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceon⁴ gaang¹
    • Yale: chèuhn gāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoen⁴ gaang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cên⁴ gang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵn²¹ kaːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sùn-kâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: sunˇ gang´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sun² gang¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sun¹¹ kaŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-kiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sûn-kinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sunkvy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sun²⁴⁻²² kĩ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sun²⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-keⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sûn-kenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sunkvef
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sun¹³⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴/

Verb

巡更

1. (dated or Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) to do the rounds at night

Synonyms

• 查夜 (cháyè)
• 巡夜 (xúnyè)
• (Hokkien) 巡暝