擊劍

Chinese

		to hit; to strike; to break	(double-edged) sword
trad. (擊劍)		擊	劍
simp. (击剑)		击	剑
anagram		劍擊／剑击

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jījiàn, jíjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gik¹ gim³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kek-kiàm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jījiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jijiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-chien⁴
    • Yale: jī-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijiann
    • Palladius: цзицзянь (cziczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíjiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-chien⁴
    • Yale: jí-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijiann
    • Palladius: цзицзянь (cziczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gik¹ gim³
    • Yale: gīk gim
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁷ gim³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gig¹ gim³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚⁵ kiːm³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kek-kiàm
    • Tâi-lô: kik-kiàm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kekkiaxm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiam²¹/

Noun

擊劍

1. swordsmanship

   • 荊卿好讀書擊劍，以術說衛元君，衛元君不用。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     荆卿好读书击剑，以术说卫元君，卫元君不用。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Jīng qīng hào dúshū jījiàn, yǐ shù shuì Wèi yuán jūn, Wèi yuán jūn bù yòng. [Pinyin]

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   • 丕八歲能屬文，有逸才，博古通今，善騎射，好擊劍。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     丕八岁能属文，有逸才，博古通今，善骑射，好击剑。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Pī bā suì néng zhǔwén, yǒu yìcái, bógǔtōngjīn, shàn qíshè, hào jījiàn. [Pinyin]

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2. (sports) fencing

Synonyms

• (chiefly Hong Kong) 劍擊／剑击 (jiànjī)