個中

Chinese

		(a measure word); individual	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
trad. (個中/箇中)		個/箇	中
simp. (个中)		个	中

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gèzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): go³ zung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gèzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gèjhong
    • Wade–Giles: ko⁴-chung¹
    • Yale: gè-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gehjong
    • Palladius: гэчжун (gɛčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: go³ zung¹
    • Yale: go jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: go³ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: go³ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Adverb

個中

1. in; among (which, them, etc.); therein

Synonyms

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• 其中 (qízhōng)
• 此中 (cǐzhōng)

 

Derived terms

• 個中三昧／个中三昧
• 個中人／个中人
• 個中滋味／个中滋味
• 個中道理／个中道理

 

Noun

個中

1. (secret language, obsolete) brothel

Synonyms

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• 勾欄／勾栏 (gōulán) (archaic)
• 半開門／半开门 (⁵poe-khe-men) (Wu, dated)
• 嚮導社／向导社 (⁵shian-dau-zo) (Wu, dated)
• 妓樓／妓楼 (jìlóu) (literary)
• 妓院 (jìyuàn)
• 妓館／妓馆 (jìguǎn) (literary)
• 娼寮 (chāngliáo) (dated)
• 娼樓／娼楼 (chānglóu) (literary)
• 娼門／娼门 (chāngmén)
• 書寓／书寓 (¹sy-gniu) (Wu, dated)
• 煙花間／烟花间 (¹i-ho-ke) (Wu, dated)
• 窯／窑 (yáo) (colloquial)
• 窯子／窑子 (yáozi) (colloquial)
• 花柳 (huāliǔ) (literary, figurative)
• 青樓／青楼 (qīnglóu) (literary)

 

Derived terms

• 個中人／个中人