剪紙

See also: 剪纸

Chinese

		cut with scissors; scissors	paper
trad. (剪紙)		剪	紙
simp. (剪纸)		剪	纸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎnzhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zin² zi²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chián-chóa

(Teochew, Peng'im): ziang² zua²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnzhǐ [Phonetic: jiánzhǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnjhǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chien³-chih³
  - Yale: jyǎn-jř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanjyy
  - Palladius: цзяньчжи (czjanʹčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zin² zi²
  - Yale: jín jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzin² dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jin² ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chián-chóa
  - Tâi-lô: tsián-tsuá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciefnzoar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ziang² zua²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiáng tsuá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

Noun

剪紙

jianzhi (Chinese paper cutting)
papercutting (paper designs by other cultures)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
剪	紙
せん Hyōgai	し Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 剪紙／剪纸 (jiǎnzhǐ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

剪(せん)紙(し) • (senshi)

jianzhi (Chinese paper cutting)
Synonym: ジエン・ジー (jien-jī)