向學

Chinese

		direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (向學)		向	學
simp. (向学)		向	学

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngxué

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng³ hok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngxué
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngsyué
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-hsüeh²
    • Yale: syàng-sywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqshyue
    • Palladius: сянсюэ (sjansjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng³ hok⁶
    • Yale: heung hohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng³ hok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng³ hog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ³³ hɔːk̚²/

Verb

向學

1. (literary) to be determined to pursue one's studies

   無心向學／无心向学  ―  wúxīn xiàngxué  ―  to have no desire to learn or study