較臨

Chinese

		clear; distinct; compare clear; distinct; compare; comparatively	to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
trad. (較臨)		較	臨
simp. (较临)		较	临
alternative forms		較凜／较凛 較斂／较敛

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khah-lím / khà-lím / khah-liám

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah-lím
    • Tâi-lô: khah-lím
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qahliem
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lim⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà-lím
    • Tâi-lô: khà-lím
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qarliem
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lim⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah-liám
    • Tâi-lô: khah-liám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qahliarm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liam⁵³/

Verb

較臨

1. (Southern Min) to be a little bit less than; to approach (a certain round number)