字眼

Chinese

		letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	eye
simp. and trad. (字眼)		字	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ ngaan⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-ngién / sṳ-ngián
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lī-gán / jī-gán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyǎn
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-yen³
  - Yale: dz̀-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyean
  - Palladius: цзыянь (czyjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (字眼兒 / 字眼儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìyǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyǎnr
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-yen³-ʼrh
  - Yale: dz̀-yǎnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyeal
  - Palladius: цзыяньр (czyjanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: jih ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² ŋaːn¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-ngién
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii ngien^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ ngian³
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ŋi̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-ngián
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii ngian^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ ngian³
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ ŋi̯an³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-gán
  - Tâi-lô: lī-gán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lixgarn
  - IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ ɡan⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ ɡan⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² ɡan⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-gán
  - Tâi-lô: jī-gán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jixgarn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi²²⁻²¹ ɡan⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi³³⁻²¹ ɡan⁴¹/

Noun

字眼

words or expressions used to express a specific meaning; choice of words; wording
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) reason; sense
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) trivial things; trifling matter

Synonyms

(choice of words):

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字目 (Hokkien)
字眼子 (zi⁵ ngan³ zr) (Xiang)
字縫 / 字缝 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
詞語 / 词语 (cíyǔ)

(reason): 情理 (qínglǐ)
(trivial things):

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小節 / 小节 (xiǎojié)
末節 / 末节 (mòjié)
瑣事 / 琐事 (suǒshì)
細節 / 细节 (xìjié)
詳情 / 详情 (xiángqíng)

Derived terms

摳字眼 / 抠字眼 (kōu zìyǎn)
虛字眼 / 虚字眼 (xūzìyǎn)

Adjective

字眼

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) interesting; fascinating
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) not knowing how to behave (describing surprise or discontent in a situation)

Synonyms

(interesting): 有趣 (yǒuqù)