投井

Chinese

		to throw; to send	warn; well
simp. and trad. (投井)		投	井

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóujǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ zing²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóujǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóujǐng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou²-ching³
    • Yale: tóu-jǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourjiing
    • Palladius: тоуцзин (touczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau⁴ zing²
    • Yale: tàuh jíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ dzing²
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ jing²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³⁵/

Verb

投井

1. to drown oneself in a well

Synonyms

• 跳井 (tiàojǐng)
• 跳鼓井 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)