健身房

Chinese

		to keep fit; to exercise; to work out	house
trad. (健身房)		健身	房
simp. #(健身房)		健身	房

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànshēnfáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin⁶ san¹ fong⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiān-sin-pâng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): giang⁶ sing¹ bang⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶ji-sen-van

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànshēnfáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànshenfáng
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-shên¹-fang²
    • Yale: jyàn-shēn-fáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannshenfarng
    • Palladius: цзяньшэньфан (czjanʹšɛnʹfan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin⁶ san¹ fong⁴
    • Yale: gihn sān fòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin⁶ san¹ fong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin⁶ sen¹ fong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn²² sɐn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiān-sin-pâng
    • Tâi-lô: kiān-sin-pâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiexnsinpaang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛn²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴⁻²² paŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻²² sin³³ paŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴⁻²² paŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn³³⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ paŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn³³⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ paŋ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: giang⁶ sing¹ bang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiăng sing pâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ³³⁻²³ paŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶ji-sen-van
    • MiniDict: ji^去 sen van
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jji-sen-van
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑi²² sən⁵⁵ vã²¹/

Noun

健身房

1. gymnasium; gym (place providing facilities for physical exercise) (Classifier: 間／间)

Usage notes

Although 體育館／体育馆 (tǐyùguǎn) and 健身房 (jiànshēnfáng) both translate into gymnasium or gym in English, the former refers to a venue used for sports and competitions, while the latter refers to a gym which provides facilities for physical exercise.