參半
Chinese
ginseng; take part in; participate ginseng; take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to counsel; uneven; not uniform |
half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (參半) | 參 | 半 | |
| simp. (参半) | 参 | 半 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: cānbàn
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄢ ㄅㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: canbàn
- Wade–Giles: tsʻan1-pan4
- Yale: tsān-bàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsanbann
- Palladius: цаньбань (canʹbanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰän⁵⁵ pän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: caam1 bun3
- Yale: chāam bun
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsaam1 bun3
- Guangdong Romanization: cam1 bun3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaːm⁵⁵ puːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chham-pòaⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tsham-puànn
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhampvoax
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Verb
參半
- to be fifty-fifty