院線

Chinese

		courtyard; institution	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (院線/院綫)		院	線/綫
simp. (院线)		院	线

Etymology

Calque of English theater chain.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuànxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun^6-2 sin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuànxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuànsiàn
    • Wade–Giles: yüan⁴-hsien⁴
    • Yale: ywàn-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuannshiann
    • Palladius: юаньсянь (juanʹsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun^6-2 sin³
    • Yale: yún sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn^6-2 sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun^6-2 xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²²⁻³⁵ siːn³³/

Noun

院線

1. theater chain