甄試

See also: 甄试

Chinese

		to mould; discriminate	to test; to try; experiment to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
trad. (甄試)		甄	試
simp. (甄试)		甄	试

Etymology

Short for 甄選考試／甄选考试 (zhēnxuǎn kǎoshì, “selection + exam”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ si³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chin-chhì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: jēn-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshyh
    • Palladius: чжэньши (čžɛnʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 珍視／珍视 甄試／甄试 真事 真是 貞士／贞士

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan¹ si³
    • Yale: yān si
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ si³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ xi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ siː³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-chhì
    • Tâi-lô: tsin-tshì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cinchix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi²¹/

Noun

甄試

1. (chiefly Taiwan, education) entrance examination; selection exam