侵曉

Chinese

		to invade; to infringe; to approach	dawn; to know; to tell (someone something)
trad. (侵曉)		侵	曉
simp. (侵晓)		侵	晓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīnxiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam¹ hiu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīnxiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cinsiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-hsiao³
    • Yale: chīn-syǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinsheau
    • Palladius: циньсяо (cinʹsjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cam¹ hiu²
    • Yale: chām híu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam¹ hiu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem¹ hiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵ hiːu̯³⁵/

Noun

侵曉

1. (literary) approaching daybreak; towards dawn

   • 綺閣飄香下太湖，亂兵侵曉上姑蘇。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     绮阁飘香下太湖，乱兵侵晓上姑苏。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 869-872, Pi Rixiu (皮日休),《館娃宮懷古五絕（其一）》, translated by Xu Yuanchong

     Qǐgé piāoxiāng xià Tàihú, luànbīng qīnxiǎo shàng Gūsū. [Pinyin]

     The Eastern Pavilion shed fragrance on the lake;
     The Southern soldiers took the capital at daybreak.

   • 鳥雀呼晴，侵曉窺檐語。 [Ci, trad.]
     鸟雀呼晴，侵晓窥檐语。 [Ci, simp.]

     From: c. 1083-1086, Zhou Bangyan (周邦彥),《蘇幕遮•燎沉香》, translated by Xu Yuanchong

     Niǎoquè hū qíng, qīnxiǎo kuī yán yǔ. [Pinyin]

     Birds chirp at dawn beneath the eaves, announcing a fine day.