借鑑

See also: 借鉴

Chinese

		to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of	example; mirror; to view
trad. (借鑑/借鑒)		借	鑑/鑒
simp. (借鉴)		借	鉴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jièjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ze³ gaam³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chioh-kàm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièjiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-chien⁴
    • Yale: jyè-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehjiann
    • Palladius: цзецзянь (czeczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ze³ gaam³
    • Yale: je gaam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dze³ gaam³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zé³ gam³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³³ kaːm³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chioh-kàm
    • Tâi-lô: tsioh-kàm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioihkaxm
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kam²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁵ kam⁴¹/

Verb

借鑑

1. to use for reference; to make use of; to draw from; to borrow from; to learn from

   值得借鑑的經驗／值得借鉴的经验  ―  zhídé jièjiàn de jīngyàn  ―  experiences worth learning from

Related terms

• 鑑戒／鉴戒

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