之內

See also: 之内

Chinese

		's; him/her/it; this	inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior
trad. (之內)		之	內
simp. (之内)		之	内

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhīnèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄋㄟˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi¹ nui⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ noi⁶
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): zi¹ nui⁴
• Northern Min (KCR): ci̿-nō
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi-lāi / chi-lǎi / chi-lōe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīnèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄋㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihnèi
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-nei⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-nèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyney
    • Palladius: чжинэй (čžinɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: zi¹ nui⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zlui
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ nuei²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ noi⁶
    • Yale: jī noih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ noi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ noi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ nɔːi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zi¹ nui⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ nuɪ⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ci̿-nō
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si³³ no⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-lāi
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-lāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cilai
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ lai³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² lai²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-lǎi
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-lǎi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ lai²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-lōe
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-luē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciloe
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ lue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² lue²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ lue³³/

Postposition

之內

1. within; inside; in

   在這方圓十里之內根本就沒有老虎。 [MSC, trad.]
   在这方圆十里之内根本就没有老虎。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zài zhè fāngyuán shí lǐ zhīnèi gēnběn jiù méiyǒu lǎohǔ. [Pinyin]

   There simply isn't a single tiger within the 10-mile radius.

Usage notes

• The noun phrase followed by this postposition is usually preceded with 在 (zài).
• Usually used with time range expressions, numerical values, abstract or intangible areas or regions (such as one's jurisdiction or the coverage of a cell tower).