簡史

Chinese

		simple	history
trad. (簡史)		簡	史
simp. (简史)		简	史

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnshǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan² si²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnshǐ [Phonetic: jiánshǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnshǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-shih³
    • Yale: jyǎn-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanshyy
    • Palladius: цзяньши (czjanʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan² si²
    • Yale: gáan sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan² si²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan² xi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn³⁵ siː³⁵/

Noun

簡史

1. brief history; concise history

   《時間簡史》／《时间简史》  ―  “Shíjiān Jiǎnshǐ”  ―  A Brief History of Time

Usage notes

Chiefly used in book titles.