司南

Chinese

		company; control	south
simp. and trad. (司南)		司	南

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sīnán

  (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄋㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ naam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sīnán
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihnán
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹-nan²
    • Yale: sz̄-nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: synan
    • Palladius: сынань (synanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ nän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ naam⁴
    • Yale: sī nàahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ naam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ nam⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ naːm²¹/

Noun

司南

1. (historical) a type of ancient Chinese compass which points to the south
2. (figurative) guidance; standard

Derived terms

• 司南車 / 司南车