腦筋急轉彎

See also: 脑筋急转弯

Chinese

		mind; brains; way of thinking mind; brains; way of thinking; idea	to curve sharply; to swerve
trad. (腦筋急轉彎)		腦筋	急轉彎
simp. (脑筋急转弯)		脑筋	急转弯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǎojīn jízhuǎnwān

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nou⁵ gan¹ gap¹ zyun³ waan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǎojīn jízhuǎnwān
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nǎojin jíjhuǎnwan
    • Wade–Giles: nao³-chin¹ chi²-chuan³-wan¹
    • Yale: nǎu-jīn jí-jwǎn-wān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naojin jyijoanuan
    • Palladius: наоцзинь цзичжуаньвань (naoczinʹ czičžuanʹvanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǎojīnjízhuǎnwānr
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nǎojinjíjhuǎnwanr
    • Wade–Giles: nao³-chin¹-chi²-chuan³-wan¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: nǎu-jīn-jí-jwǎn-wānr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naojinjyijoanual
    • Palladius: наоцзиньцзичжуаньваньр (naoczinʹczičžuanʹvanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nou⁵ gan¹ gap¹ zyun³ waan¹
    • Yale: nóuh gān gāp jyun wāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nou⁵ gan¹ gap⁷ dzyn³ waan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nou⁵ gen¹ geb¹ jun³ wan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nou̯¹³ kɐn⁵⁵ kɐp̚⁵ t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵/

Noun

腦筋急轉彎

1. brain twister; brainteaser; puzzle; riddle; trick question