剪紙

See also: 剪纸

Chinese

		cut with scissors; scissors	paper
trad. (剪紙)		剪	紙
simp. (剪纸)		剪	纸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎnzhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin² zi²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chián-chóa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ziang² zua²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnzhǐ [Phonetic: jiánzhǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnjhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chien³-chih³
    • Yale: jyǎn-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanjyy
    • Palladius: цзяньчжи (czjanʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin² zi²
    • Yale: jín jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chián-chóa
    • Tâi-lô: tsián-tsuá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciefnzoar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ziang² zua²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiáng tsuá
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

Noun

剪紙

1. jianzhi (Chinese paper cutting)
2. papercutting (paper designs by other cultures)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
剪	紙
せん Hyōgaiji	し Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 剪紙／剪纸 (jiǎnzhǐ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

剪(せん)紙(し) • (senshi) 

1. jianzhi (Chinese paper cutting)

   Synonym: ジエン・ジー (jien-jī)