吟詩

See also: 吟诗

Chinese

		moan; to hum	poem; poetry; verse
trad. (吟詩)		吟	詩
simp. (吟诗)		吟	诗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yínshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˊ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jam⁴ si¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngìm-sṳ̂
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gîm-si

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yínshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yínshih
    • Wade–Giles: yin²-shih¹
    • Yale: yín-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynshy
    • Palladius: иньши (inʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jam⁴ si¹
    • Yale: yàhm sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁴ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yem⁴ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm²¹ siː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìm-sṳ̂
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngim^ˇ sii^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngim² si¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋim¹¹ sɨ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîm-si
    • Tâi-lô: gîm-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gimsy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡim²⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡim²⁴⁻²² si³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡim¹³⁻²² si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡim²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡim²³⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

Verb

吟詩

1. (literary) to recite a poem
2. (literary) to compose a poem

   • 老夫原不愛吟詩，
     因為囚中無所為。
     聊借吟詩消永日，
     且吟且待自由時。 [Vietnamese Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 1942, 胡志明 (Hú Zhìmíng) (Hồ Chí Minh), 《獄中日記·開卷》 (Prison Diary, “Beginning the Diary”); translated based on Foreign Languages Publishing House's 1972 version

     Lão phu nguyên bất ái ngâm thi,
     Nhân vị tù trung vô sở vi.
     Liêu tá ngâm thi tiêu vĩnh nhật,
     Thả ngâm thả đãi tự do thì. [Sino-Vietnamese]

     I’ve never been fond of writing poetry;
     But what else can I do in thraldom?
     These long days I'll spend composing poesy:
     Composing may help in the wait for freedom.

Synonyms

• (to recite a poem): 賦詩／赋诗 (fùshī)