吟詩

See also: 吟诗

Chinese

		moan; to hum	poem; poetry; verse
trad. (吟詩)		吟	詩
simp. (吟诗)		吟	诗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yínshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˊ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jam⁴ si¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngìm-sṳ̂
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gîm-si

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yínshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yínshih
    • Wade–Giles: yin²-shih¹
    • Yale: yín-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynshy
    • Palladius: иньши (inʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jam⁴ si¹
    • Yale: yàhm sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁴ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yem⁴ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm²¹ siː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìm-sṳ̂
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngimˇ sii´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngim² si¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋim¹¹ sɨ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîm-si
    • Tâi-lô: gîm-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gimsy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡim²⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡim²⁴⁻²² si³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡim¹³⁻²² si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡim²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡim²³⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

Verb

吟詩

1. (literary) to recite a poem out loud
2. (literary) to compose a poem