窘境

Chinese

		distressed; embarrassed	border; place; condition border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory
trad. (窘境)		窘	境
simp. #(窘境)		窘	境

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǒngjìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwan³ ging²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khún-kéng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǒngjìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyǒngjìng
    • Wade–Giles: chiung³-ching⁴
    • Yale: jyǔng-jìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeongjinq
    • Palladius: цзюнцзин (czjunczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwan³ ging²
    • Yale: kwan gíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwan³ ging²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuen³ ging²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐn³³ kɪŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khún-kéng
    • Tâi-lô: khún-kíng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qwnkeang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

Noun

窘境

1. awkward situation; predicament