親信

Chinese

		dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring	letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
trad. (親信)		親	信
simp. (亲信)		亲	信
2nd round simp.		亲伩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīnxìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can¹ seon³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhin-sìn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīnxìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cinsìn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-hsin⁴
    • Yale: chīn-syìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinshinn
    • Palladius: циньсинь (cinʹsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: can¹ seon³
    • Yale: chān seun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan¹ soen³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen¹ sên³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ sɵn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhin-sìn
    • Tâi-lô: tshin-sìn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chinsixn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² sin²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰin³³ sin⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² sin²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ sin¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²¹/

Verb

親信

1. to be close to and trust (someone)

Noun

親信

1. (usually derogatory) trusted aide or follower; henchman