相向

Chinese

		each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
simp. and trad. (相向)		相	向

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ hoeng³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sio-hiàng / saⁿ-ǹg

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangsiàng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: syāng-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangshianq
    • Palladius: сянсян (sjansjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng¹ hoeng³
    • Yale: sēung heung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ hoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ hêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ hœːŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio-hiàng / saⁿ-ǹg
    • Tâi-lô: sio-hiàng / sann-ǹg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioi'hiaxng, sva'ngx
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sio⁴⁴⁻²² hiaŋ²¹/, /sã⁴⁴⁻²² ŋ̍²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sio³³ hiaŋ⁴¹/, /sã³³ ŋ̍⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁴⁴⁻²² hiaŋ²¹/, /sã⁴⁴⁻²² ŋ̍²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sio⁴⁴⁻³³ hiaŋ¹¹/, /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋ̍¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiaŋ²¹/, /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋ̍²¹/

Verb

相向

1. to face each other
2. to (do something to) target the opponent

Derived terms

• 怒目相向
• 矛盾相向