引薦

See also: 引荐

Chinese

		to lead; to divert (water); to guide	to recommend; to offer sacrifice; straw (mat) to recommend; to offer sacrifice; straw (mat); repeatedly
trad. (引薦)		引	薦
simp. (引荐)		引	荐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐnjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ zin³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ín-chiàn / ín-chiān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐnjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐnjiàn
  - Wade–Giles: yin³-chien⁴
  - Yale: yǐn-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiinjiann
  - Palladius: иньцзянь (inʹczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    引薦 / 引荐
    引見 / 引见
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁵ zin³
  - Yale: yáhn jin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ dzin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁵ jin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ t͡siːn³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ín-chiàn
  - Tâi-lô: ín-tsiàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ynciexn
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ín-chiān
  - Tâi-lô: ín-tsiān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: yncien
  - IPA (Xiamen): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn²²/

Verb

引薦

to recommend a person; to give a referral

Synonyms

介紹 / 介绍 (jièshào)
保舉 / 保举 (bǎojǔ) (literary, to recommend somebody for a post with one's personal guarantee)
保薦 / 保荐 (bǎojiàn) (literary, to recommend someone for a promotion)
建議 / 建议 (jiànyì)
引進 / 引进 (yǐnjìn)
推舉 / 推举 (tuījǔ)
推薦 / 推荐 (tuījiàn)
推選 / 推选 (tuīxuǎn)
提議 / 提议 (tíyì)
舉薦 / 举荐 (jǔjiàn)
薦舉 / 荐举 (jiànjǔ)