操演

Chinese

		to hold; to drill; to exercise to hold; to drill; to exercise; to act; to do; to take in hand; to keep; to manage	to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act
trad. (操演)		操	演
simp. #(操演)		操	演

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cāoyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄠ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cou¹ jin²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhau-ián

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cāoyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄠ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: caoyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻao¹-yen³
    • Yale: tsāu-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsauyean
    • Palladius: цаоянь (caojanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cou¹ jin²
    • Yale: chōu yín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsou¹ jin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cou¹ yin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ jiːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhau-ián
    • Tâi-lô: tshau-ián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhau'iern
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰau⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰau³³ iɛn⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰau⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁴¹/

Verb

操演

1. to drill; to exercise; to perform

Synonyms

• 操練／操练 (cāoliàn)
• 演習／演习 (yǎnxí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
操	演
そう Grade: 6	えん Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
繰演

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [so̞ːẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

操(そう)演(えん) • (sōen) 

1. (film, television) manipulation of miniatures, costumes, puppets, etc.