南針

Chinese

		south	needle; pin; injection
trad. (南針/南鍼)		南	針/鍼
simp. (南针)		南	针
Literally: “[pointing] south needle”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nánzhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nánzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nánjhen
    • Wade–Giles: nan²-chên¹
    • Yale: nán-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanjen
    • Palladius: наньчжэнь (nanʹčžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

Noun

南針

1. (literary, literally, figuratively) compass

Synonyms

• 指南針／指南针 (zhǐnánzhēn)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
南	針

Noun

南針

1. chữ Hán form of nam châm (“magnet”).