認生

See also: 认生

Chinese

		to recognize; to know; to admit	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (認生)		認	生
simp. (认生)		认	生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rènshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁶ saang¹
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnin-san; ⁶gnin ¹san

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rènshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rènsheng
    • Wade–Giles: jên⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: rèn-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennsheng
    • Palladius: жэньшэн (žɛnʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁶ saang¹
    • Yale: yihng sāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁶ saang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁶ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²² saːŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gnin-san; ⁶gnin ¹san
    • MiniDict: nyin^去 san; nyin^去 san^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyin-san; ³nyin ¹san
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲin²² sã⁴⁴/, /n̠ʲin³³  sã⁵³/

Verb

認生

1. to be shy with strangers (usually of a child)

Synonyms

• 怕生 (pàshēng)
• 怯生 (qièshēng)
• 驚生份／惊生份 (Hokkien)