乍看

Chinese

		for the first time; suddenly	to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
simp. and trad. (乍看)		乍	看

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhàkàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄚˋ ㄎㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaa³ hon³ / zaa⁶ hon³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàkàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄚˋ ㄎㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàkàn
    • Wade–Giles: cha⁴-kʻan⁴
    • Yale: jà-kàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jahkann
    • Palladius: чжакань (čžakanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaa³ hon³ / zaa⁶ hon³
    • Yale: ja hon / jah hon
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaa³ hon³ / dzaa⁶ hon³
    • Guangdong Romanization: za³ hon³ / za⁶ hon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saː³³ hɔːn³³/, /t͡saː²² hɔːn³³/

Verb

乍看

1. at first glance; to glance at something for the first time