攝影

See also: 摄影 and 撮影

Chinese

		assist; collect; absorb	picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow
trad. (攝影)		攝	影
simp. (摄影)		摄	影

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèyǐng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sip³ jing²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): niap² yen²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngiap-yáng / sap-yáng

(Hailu, HRS): ngiab rhang^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): ngiab⁶ yang³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): liap-iáⁿ / liap-éng

(Teochew, Peng'im): niab⁴ ian²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shèyǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shèyǐng
  - Wade–Giles: shê⁴-ying³
  - Yale: shè-yǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehyiing
  - Palladius: шэин (šɛin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    射影
    攝影 / 摄影
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sip³ jing²
  - Yale: sip yíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sip⁸ jing²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xib³ ying²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːp̚³ jɪŋ³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: niap² yen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ⁿdiap̚⁵⁵ jen⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiap-yáng / sap-yáng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiab^ˋ iang^ˋ / sab^ˋ iang^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiab⁵ yang³ / sab⁵ yang³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯ap̚² i̯aŋ³¹/, /sap̚² i̯aŋ³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiap-yáng / sap-yáng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiab^ˋ (r)iang^ˋ / sab^ˋ (r)iang^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiab⁵ yang³ / sab⁵ yang³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯ap̚² (j)i̯aŋ³¹/, /sap̚² (j)i̯aŋ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiab rhang^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋiap⁵⁻² ʒaŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngiab⁶ yang³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋiap̚⁵ iaŋ³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liap-iáⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: liap-iánn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liap'viar
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ iã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ iã⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liap̚³²⁻⁵ iã⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liap̚⁵⁻²⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liap-éng
  - Tâi-lô: liap-íng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liap'eang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ iɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ iɪŋ⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: niab⁴ ian²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: niap iáⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niap̚²⁻⁴ ĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

Verb

攝影

to take a photograph
禁止攝影。／禁止摄影。 ― Jìnzhǐ shèyǐng. ― No photography.
to shoot a film; to film

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 照相 (“to take a picture”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		攝影
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	照相
	Taiwan	照相, 拍照
	Chengde	照相
	Chifeng	照相
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	照相
	Heihe	照相
	Qiqihar	照相
	Harbin	照相
	Jiamusi	照相
	Baicheng	照相
	Changchun	照相
	Tonghua	照相
	Shenyang	照相
	Jinzhou	照相, 拍照
	Malaysia	拍照
	Singapore	拍照
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	照相
	Tangshan	照相
	Cangzhou	照相
	Baoding	照相
	Shijiazhuang	照相
	Lijin	照相
	Jinan	照相
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	照相兒
	Dandong	照相
	Yantai	照相兒
	Qingdao	照相兒
	Zhucheng	照相
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	照相
	Jining	照相
	Linfen	照相
	Shangqiu	照相
	Yuanyang	照相
	Zhengzhou	照相
	Xinyang	照相
	Baihe	照相
	Xi'an	照相
	Baoji	照相
	Tianshui	照相
	Xining	照相
	Xuzhou	照相
	Fuyang	照相
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	照相
	Lanzhou	照相
	Dunhuang	照相
	Hami	照相
	Ürümqi	照相
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	照相
	Nanchong	照相
	Dazhou	照相
	Hanyuan	照相
	Xichang	照相
	Zigong	照相
	Chongqing	照相
	Wuhan	照相
	Yichang	照相
	Xiangyang	照相
	Tianmen	照相
	Guiyang	照相
	Zunyi	照相
	Bijie	照相
	Liping	照相
	Zhaotong	照相
	Dali	照相
	Kunming	照相
	Mengzi	照相
	Guilin	照相
	Liuzhou	照相
	Jishou	照相
	Changde	照相
	Hanzhong	照相
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	照相
	Yangzhou	照相, 照照片, 照小照, 拍照片, 拍小照
	Lianyungang	照相
	Lianshui	拍相片
	Nantong	照相
	Anqing	照相
	Wuhu	照相
	Hefei	照相
	Hong'an	照相
Cantonese	Guangzhou	影相
	Hong Kong	影相
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	影相
	Macau	影相
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	影相
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	影相
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	影相
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	影相
	Foshan	影相
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	影相
	Foshan (Shunde)	影相
	Foshan (Sanshui)	影相
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	影相
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	影相
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	影相
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	影相
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	影相
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	影相
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	影相
	Taishan	影相
	Taishan (Guanghai)	影相
	Kaiping (Chikan)	影相
	Enping (Niujiang)	影相
	Heshan (Yayao)	影相
	Dongguan	影相
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	影相
	Yangjiang	影相
	Danzhou	影相
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	影相
	Singapore (Guangfu)	影相
	Mandalay (Taishan)	照相
Gan	Nanchang	照相
Hakka	Meixian	影相
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	影相
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	影相
	Boluo (Bendihua)	影相
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	影相
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	影相
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	影相
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	影相
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	影相
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	照相, 影相
	Yudu	照相
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	翕相, 照相
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	翕相, 照相
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	翕相, 照相
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	翕相, 照相
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	翕相, 照相
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	翕相
Huizhou	Shexian	照相
Jin	Taiyuan	照相
	Yangyuan	照相
	Datong	照相
	Xinzhou	照相
	Lüliang (Lishi)	照相
	Changzhi	照相
	Linhe	照相
	Jining	照相
	Hohhot	照相
	Erenhot	照相
	Pingshan	照相
	Zhangjiakou	照相
	Handan	照相
	Linzhou	照相
	Suide	照相
Northern Min	Jian'ou	影相, 照相
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	䀹相
Eastern Min	Singapore (Fuqing)	䀹相
Southern Min	Xiamen	翕像
	Quanzhou	翕像
	Jinjiang	翕像, 欱像
	Zhangzhou	翕像, 翕影
	Taipei	翕相, 翕像
	Penang (Hokkien)	翕小影
	Singapore (Hokkien)	翕像
	Manila (Hokkien)	欱像, 翕像
	Chaozhou	耗相
	Shantou	耗相, 耗小影, 照相
	Jieyang	耗相, 耗小影
	Puning	翕相
	Singapore (Teochew)	耗像
	Leizhou	影相
	Wenchang	翕相
	Haikou	翕相
	Singapore (Hainanese)	翕相
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	影相
Wu	Shanghai	拍照, 拍照相, 照相, 拍照片
	Suzhou	照相, 拍照
	Danyang	拍照片
	Hangzhou	照相, 拍照相
	Wenzhou	照相, 拍照相, 照照相
Xiang	Changsha	照相
Xiang	Shuangfeng	照相

(to shoot a film): 拍電影/拍电影 (pāi diànyǐng); (Hokkien) 翕電影/翕电影

Noun

攝影

photography
紀實攝影／纪实摄影 ― jìshí shèyǐng ― documentary photography

背光攝影／背光摄影 ― bèiguāng shèyǐng ― backlit photography
shooting (of a film)

Derived terms

乳房攝影 / 乳房摄影 (rǔfáng shèyǐng)
天文攝影 / 天文摄影 (tiānwén shèyǐng)
攝影家 / 摄影家 (shèyǐngjiā)
攝影展 / 摄影展 (shèyǐngzhǎn)
攝影師 / 摄影师 (shèyǐngshī)
攝影棚 / 摄影棚 (shèyǐngpéng)
攝影機 / 摄影机 (shèyǐngjī)
血管攝影 / 血管摄影 (xuèguǎn shèyǐng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (攝影):

→ Vietnamese: nhiếp ảnh (攝影)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
攝	影

Noun

攝影

chữ Hán form of nhiếp ảnh (“photograph”).