念書

See also: 念书 and 唸書

Chinese

		to miss; to think of; to read to miss; to think of; to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; idea; remembrance; twenty	book; letter
trad. (念書/唸書)		念/唸	書
simp. (念书)		念	书

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): niànshū

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nyian⁴ su¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): nim⁶ syu¹
Gan (Wiktionary): nyien⁵ xy¹
Jin (Wiktionary): nie³ su¹
Northern Min (KCR): nāng-sṳ́
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liām-chir / liām-su / liām-si

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niànshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niànshu
  - Wade–Giles: nien⁴-shu¹
  - Yale: nyàn-shū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niannshu
  - Palladius: няньшу (njanʹšu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: nyian⁴ su¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: niansu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nʲiɛn²¹³ su⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nim⁶ syu¹
  - Yale: nihm syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nim⁶ sy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nim⁶ xu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːm²² syː⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: nyien⁵ xy¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲiɛn¹¹ ɕy⁴²/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: nie³ su¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /nie⁴⁵ su¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nāng-sṳ́
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /naŋ⁵⁵ sy⁵⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liām-chir
  - Tâi-lô: liām-tsir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liam⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liām-su
  - Tâi-lô: liām-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liaxmsw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liam²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liām-si
  - Tâi-lô: liām-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liaxmsy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liam²²⁻²¹ si⁴⁴/

Verb

念⫽書 (verb-object)

to study
to read (books)
to go to school; to attend school

Synonyms

(to study): 學習／学习 (xuéxí)

Dialectal synonyms of 念書 (“to study”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		念書, 讀書
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	讀書, 念書
	Harbin	念書
	Malaysia	讀書
	Singapore	讀書
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	讀書, 念書
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	念書
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	讀書, 念書
	Wanrong	念書
	Xi'an	念書
	Xining	讀書, 念書
	Xuzhou	讀書
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	念書
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	念書
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	讀書, 念書
	Wuhan	讀書
	Guiyang	讀書
	Guilin	讀書
	Liuzhou	讀書
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	念書, 讀書
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	念書
Cantonese	Guangzhou	讀書
	Hong Kong	讀書
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	讀書
	Macau	讀書
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	讀書
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	讀書
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	讀書
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	讀書
	Foshan	讀書
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	讀書
	Foshan (Shunde)	讀書
	Foshan (Sanshui)	讀書
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	念書
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	讀書
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	讀書
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	讀書
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	讀書
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	讀書
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	讀書
	Taishan	讀書
	Kaiping (Chikan)	讀書
	Enping (Niujiang)	讀書
	Heshan (Yayao)	讀書
	Dongguan	讀書
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	讀書
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	讀書
	Singapore (Guangfu)	讀書
Gan	Nanchang	念書, 讀書
	Lichuan	念書
	Pingxiang	讀書
Hakka	Meixian	讀書
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	讀書
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	讀書
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	讀書
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	讀書
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	讀書
	Yudu	讀書
Huizhou	Jixi	念書
Jin	Taiyuan	念書
Jin	Xinzhou	念書
Northern Min	Jian'ou	念書
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	讀書
Southern Min	Xiamen	讀冊
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	讀書
	Quanzhou	讀冊
	Jinjiang	讀冊
	Zhangzhou	讀冊
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	讀冊
	Zhao'an	讀冊
	Dongshan	讀冊
	Taipei	讀書
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	讀書
	Kaohsiung	讀冊
	Yilan	讀冊
	Changhua (Lukang)	讀書
	Taichung	讀冊
	Tainan	讀冊
	Hsinchu	讀書
	Kinmen	讀書
	Penghu (Magong)	讀書
	Penang (Hokkien)	讀冊
	Singapore (Hokkien)	讀冊
	Manila (Hokkien)	讀冊
	Chaozhou	讀書
	Shantou	讀書
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	讀書
	Jieyang	讀書
	Haifeng	讀冊
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	讀書
	Singapore (Teochew)	讀書
	Wenchang	讀書
	Haikou	讀書
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	念書
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	讀書
Wu	Shanghai	讀書
	Shanghai (Chongming)	念書
	Suzhou	讀書
	Danyang	念書
	Hangzhou	讀書
	Ningbo	讀書
	Wenzhou	讀書
	Jinhua	讀書
Xiang	Loudi	讀書

(to read): 讀書／读书 (dúshū)
(to attend school): 上學／上学 (shàngxué), 求學／求学 (qiúxué)

Derived terms

念書人／念书人