深淺

See also: 深浅

Chinese

		deep; profound	shallow; sound of moving water
trad. (深淺)		深	淺
simp. (深浅)		深	浅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēnqiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ cin²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̂m-chhién
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhim-chhián / chhim-khín

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēnqiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shenciǎn
    • Wade–Giles: shên¹-chʻien³
    • Yale: shēn-chyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenchean
    • Palladius: шэньцянь (šɛnʹcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ cin²
    • Yale: sām chín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ tsin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ qin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̂m-chhién
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciim^ˊ qien^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cim¹ qian³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨm²⁴ t͡sʰi̯en³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-chhián
    • Tâi-lô: tshim-tshián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chimchiern
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰim³³ t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-khín
    • Tâi-lô: tshim-khín
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chimqien
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰin⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰin⁵³/

Noun

深淺

1. (literally) depth (of a body of water, shade of colour, etc.)
2. (figuratively) sense of propriety; proper limits (of decorum, speech, behaviour, etc.)

Synonyms

• (depth): 深度 (shēndù)
• (sense of propriety): 尺寸 (chǐcùn), 分寸 (fēncùn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (深淺):

• → Japanese: 深浅(しんせん) (shinsen)
• → Korean: 심천(深淺) (simcheon)