曲線

See also: 曲线

Chinese

		tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (曲線/曲綫)		曲	線/綫
simp. (曲线)		曲	线

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qūxiàn, qǔxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄒㄧㄢˋ, ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kuk¹ sin³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khiok-sòaⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): kêg⁴ suan³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qūxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyusiàn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-hsien⁴
  - Yale: chyū-syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiushiann
  - Palladius: цюйсянь (cjujsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common alternative)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǔxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyǔsiàn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü³-hsien⁴
  - Yale: chyǔ-syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheushiann
  - Palladius: цюйсянь (cjujsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kuk¹ sin³
  - Yale: kūk sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kuk⁷ sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: kug¹ xin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊk̚⁵ siːn³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiok-sòaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: khiok-suànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qioksvoax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ suã²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kêg⁴ suan³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khek suàⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰek̚²⁻⁴ sũã²¹³/

Noun

曲線

curve; bend; curl; curvature
蒂姆·伯頓導演的電影出名的原因是在這些影片中有很多的曲線。 [MSC, trad.]
蒂姆·伯顿导演的电影出名的原因是在这些影片中有很多的曲线。 [MSC, simp.]
Dìmǔ Bódùn dǎoyǎn de diànyǐng chūmíng de yuányīn shì zài zhèxiē yǐngpiàn zhōng yǒu hěnduō de qūxiàn. [Pinyin]
The movies Tim Burton directs are famous for their many curves.
(geometry) curve (Classifier: 條／条 m; 根 m)
curved contour; curves; curvaceous figure of a woman

Antonyms

直線／直线 (zhíxiàn)

Derived terms

二次曲線 / 二次曲线
保留曲線 / 保留曲线
共軛雙曲線 / 共轭双曲线
圓錐曲線 / 圆锥曲线 (yuánzhuī qūxiàn)
壓平曲線 / 压平曲线 (yāpíng qūxiàn)
學習曲線 / 学习曲线
平面曲線 / 平面曲线
龐琴曲線 / 庞琴曲线
曲線板 / 曲线板
曲線美 / 曲线美 (qūxiànměi)
橢圓曲線 / 椭圆曲线 (tuǒyuán qūxiàn)
空間曲線 / 空间曲线
超橢圓曲線 / 超椭圆曲线 (chāotuǒyuán qūxiàn)
雙曲線 / 双曲线 (shuāngqūxiàn)

Adjective

曲線

(attributive) indirect; roundabout; circuitous; inexplicit

Verb

曲線

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly Internet slang) to do something indirectly, usually in a mocking or ridiculing manner
其實你係曲線緊定係真心鍾意佢㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
其实你系曲线紧定系真心钟意佢㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]
kei⁴ sat⁶ nei⁵ hai⁶ kuk¹ sin³ gan² ding⁶ hai⁶ zan¹ sam¹ zung¹ ji³ keoi⁵ gaa³? [Jyutping]
Actually, are you mocking and pretending [to be liking him], or do you genuinely like him?

Related terms

曲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曲	線
きょく Grade: 3	せん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょくせん [kyòkúséń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [kʲo̞kɯ̟̊sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

曲(きょく)線(せん) • (kyokusen)

curve

Antonyms

直線(ちょくせん) (chokusen): straight line

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja in this term
曲	線

Noun

曲線 • (gokseon) (hangeul 곡선)

hanja form^? of 곡선 (“curve”)