寒窗

Chinese

		cold; poor; to tremble	shutter; window
trad. (寒窗)		寒	窗
simp. #(寒窗)		寒	窗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hánchuāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ coeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hánchuāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hánchuang
    • Wade–Giles: han²-chʻuang¹
    • Yale: hán-chwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnchuang
    • Palladius: ханьчуан (xanʹčuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon⁴ coeng¹
    • Yale: hòhn chēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ tsoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon⁴ cêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

寒窗

1. (literary) (sitting by a) cold window on a chilly winter day (to study)
2. (figurative) harsh conditions for learning

Derived terms

• 十年寒窗
• 十載寒窗／十载寒窗
• 寒窗苦讀／寒窗苦读
• 翦燭寒窗／翦烛寒窗