奠基

Chinese

		libation	base; foundation; basic base; foundation; basic; (chemistry) radical
trad. (奠基)		奠	基
simp. ^#(奠基)		奠	基

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diànjī

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): din⁶ gei¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiān-ki

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diànjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diànji
  - Wade–Giles: tien⁴-chi¹
  - Yale: dyàn-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannji
  - Palladius: дяньцзи (djanʹczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    奠基
    電擊 / 电击
    電機 / 电机
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: din⁶ gei¹
  - Yale: dihn gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: din⁶ gei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: din⁶ géi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːn²² kei̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    奠基
    電機 / 电机
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-ki
  - Tâi-lô: tiān-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diexnky
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² ki³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/

Verb

奠基

to lay a foundation

Synonyms

(formal) 建基 (jiànjī)

Related terms

奠基人 (diànjīrén)
奠基石