內向

See also: 内向

Chinese

		inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
trad. (內向)		內	向
simp. (内向)		内	向
anagram		向內／向内

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nèixiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ hoeng³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lǎi-hiòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nèixiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nèisiàng
    • Wade–Giles: nei⁴-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: nèi-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neyshianq
    • Palladius: нэйсян (nɛjsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: noi⁶ hoeng³
    • Yale: noih heung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ hoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ hêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːi̯²² hœːŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎi-hiòng
    • Tâi-lô: lǎi-hiòng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lai²² hiɔŋ⁴¹/

Adjective

內向

1. introverted
2. (attributive) domestic-oriented

Synonyms

• (introverted): 內斂／内敛 (nèiliǎn)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “introverted”): 外放 (wàifàng), 外向 (wàixiàng)
• (antonym(s) of “domestic-oriented”): 外向 (wàixiàng)

Verb

內向

1. (literary) to surrender and submit to the imperial court (of China)
2. (literary) to advance towards the interior of a country