針刺

Chinese

		needle; pin; injection	thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder
trad. (針刺)		針	刺
simp. (针刺)		针	刺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēncì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄘˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zam¹ ci³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiam-chhì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēncì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄘˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhencìh
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-tzʻŭ⁴
    • Yale: jēn-tsz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jentsyh
    • Palladius: чжэньцы (čžɛnʹcy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zam¹ ci³
    • Yale: jām chi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzam¹ tsi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zem¹ qi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-chhì
    • Tâi-lô: tsiam-tshì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciamchix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siam³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi²¹/

Verb

針刺

1. to prick with a needle; to treat by acupuncture