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慈祥
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Adjective
1.2.1
Usage notes
1.2.2
Synonyms
1.2.3
Antonyms
Chinese
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compassionate; gentle; merciful
compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
auspicious; propitious
simp.
and
trad.
(
慈祥
)
慈
祥
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
cíxiáng
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄘˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
ci
4
coeng
4
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
chîr-siông
/
chû-siông
/
chû-siâng
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
cíxiáng
Zhuyin
:
ㄘˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
cíhsiáng
Wade–Giles
:
tzʻŭ
2
-hsiang
2
Yale
:
tsź-syáng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
tsyrshyang
Palladius
:
цысян
(cysjan)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
Jyutping
:
ci
4
coeng
4
Yale
:
chìh chèuhng
Cantonese Pinyin
:
tsi
4
tsoeng
4
Guangdong Romanization
:
qi
4
cêng
4
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡sʰiː
²¹
t͡sʰœːŋ
²¹
/
Homophones
:
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慈祥
磁場
/
磁场
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
chîr-siông
Tâi-lô
:
tsîr-siông
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/t͡sɯ²⁴⁻²² siɔŋ²⁴/
(
Hokkien
:
General
Taiwanese
,
Xiamen
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
chû-siông
Tâi-lô
:
tsû-siông
Phofsit Daibuun
:
zusioong
IPA
(
Taipei
)
:
/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ²⁴/
IPA
(
Xiamen
)
:
/t͡su²⁴⁻²² siɔŋ²⁴/
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/t͡su²³⁻³³ siɔŋ²³/
(
Hokkien
:
Zhangzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
chû-siâng
Tâi-lô
:
tsû-siâng
Phofsit Daibuun
:
zusiaang
IPA
(
Zhangzhou
)
:
/t͡su¹³⁻²² siaŋ¹³/
Adjective
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慈祥
nice
;
kind
Usage notes
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Usually used to describe old people.
Synonyms
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仁和
(
rénhé
)
(
literary
)
仁愛
/
仁爱
(
rén'ài
)
仁慈
(
réncí
)
友善
(
yǒushàn
)
可親
/
可亲
(
kěqīn
)
和善
(
héshàn
)
和氣
/
和气
和藹
/
和蔼
(
hé'ǎi
)
善良
(
shànliáng
)
好心
(
hǎoxīn
)
惠
(
huì
)
(
literary, or in compounds
)
惠愛
/
惠爱
(
huì'ài
)
(
literary
)
慈愛
/
慈爱
(
cí'ài
)
祥和
(
xiánghé
)
腍善
(
nam
4
sin
6
)
(
Cantonese
)
藹然
/
蔼然
(
ǎirán
)
(
literary
)
隨和
/
随和
Antonyms
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兇惡
/
凶恶
(
xiōng'è
)
猙獰
/
狰狞
(
zhēngníng
)