拈鬮

Chinese

			(draw) lots; lot (in a game of chance)
trad. (拈鬮)		拈	鬮
simp. (拈阄)		拈	阄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niānjiū, niánjiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄡ, ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nim¹ kau¹, zim¹ kau¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngiâm-khiêu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ngiam¹ kêu¹

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liam-khau / ni-khau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niānjiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nianjiou
    • Wade–Giles: nien¹-chiu¹
    • Yale: nyān-jyōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nhianjiou
    • Palladius: няньцзю (njanʹczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niánjiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niánjiou
    • Wade–Giles: nien²-chiu¹
    • Yale: nyán-jyōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nianjiou
    • Palladius: няньцзю (njanʹczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nim¹ kau¹, zim¹ kau¹
    • Yale: nīm kāu, jīm kāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nim¹ kau¹, dzim¹ kau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nim¹ keo¹, jim¹ keo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːm⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯⁵⁵/, /t͡siːm⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiâm-khiêu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiam´ kieu´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiam¹ kieu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯am²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi̯eu̯²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngiam¹ kêu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋiam⁴⁴ kʰeu⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liam-khau
    • Tâi-lô: liam-khau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liamqaw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liam⁴⁴⁻²² kʰau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /liam⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰau⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ni-khau
    • Tâi-lô: ni-khau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ni'qaw
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰau⁴⁴/

Verb

拈鬮

1. to draw lots; to cast lots; to draw straws

   • 於是將他釘在十字架上，拈鬮分他的衣服，看是誰得甚麼。 [MSC, trad.]
     于是将他钉在十字架上，拈阄分他的衣服，看是谁得什么。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 馬可福音 (Mark) 15:24

     Yúshì jiāng tā dìng zài shízìjià shang, niānjiū fēn tā de yīfu, kàn shì shéi dé shénme. [Pinyin]

     And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

Synonyms

• 抽籤／抽签 (chōuqiān)
• 抓鬮／抓阄 (zhuājiū)
• (Hokkien) 抽鬮／抽阄
• (Teochew) 抾鬮／抾阄