欠賬

Chinese

	deficient; owe; to lack deficient; owe; to lack; yawn	account
trad. (欠賬)	欠	賬
simp. (欠账)	欠	账
alternative forms	欠帳／欠帐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qiànzhàng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): qiānzhān

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): qiēnzhān
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): him³ zoeng³

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): hin³ zoeng³
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): kiam⁴ zong⁴
Northern Min (KCR): ki̿ng-dio̿ng
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): him³ ziang³
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁵chi-tsan₅ / ⁵chie-tsan₅ / ⁵chien-tsan₅
- (Jinhua): ⁵chie-ciaon₅
Xiang (Loudi, Wiktionary): qinn^4* jiong⁴ / qinn^4* dong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiànzhàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciànjhàng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien⁴-chang⁴
  - Yale: chyàn-jàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiannjanq
  - Palladius: цяньчжан (cjanʹčžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: qiānzhān
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiã⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂã⁵⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: qiēnzhān
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): qien⁴ zhan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiẽ⁴⁴ ʈ͡ʂã⁴⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: him³ zoeng³
  - Yale: him jeung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: him³ dzoeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: him³ zêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm³³ t͡sœːŋ³³/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: hin³ zoeng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hin³² t͡søŋ³²/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: kiam⁴ zong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰiam⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ki̿ng-dio̿ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiŋ³³ tiɔŋ³³/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: him³ ziang³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /him⁵⁵ t͡siɐŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵chi-tsan₅
  - MiniDict: chi^去 tsan^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²qi-tsan₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi³³ t͡sã⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Chongming, Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵chie-tsan₅
  - MiniDict: chie^去 tsan^去
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡ɕʰie⁴² t͡sã³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕʰɪ⁵² t͡sã³³/
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵chien-tsan₅
  - MiniDict: chien^去 tsan^去
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiẽ̞³⁴ t͡sɑŋ⁵³/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ⁵chie-ciaon₅
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /t͡ɕʰie⁵³ t͡ɕiɑŋ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: qinn^4* jiong⁴ / qinn^4* dong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /^(t͡ɕʰ-)d͡ʑĩ³⁵⁻⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɔŋ³⁵/, /^(t͡ɕʰ-)d͡ʑĩ³⁵⁻⁵ tɔŋ³⁵/

Verb

欠⫽賬 (verb-object)

to owe debt

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 欠賬 (“to owe debt”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		欠賬, 欠債, 負債
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	欠賬
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	欠賬
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	欠賬
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	欠賬
	Wanrong	欠賬
	Xi'an	欠賬
	Xuzhou	欠賬
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	欠賬, 欠債
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	欠賬, 欠債
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	欠賬
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	欠賬
Cantonese	Guangzhou	欠數
	Hong Kong	爭數
	Dongguan	欠賬
Gan	Pingxiang	欠賬
Hakka	Meixian	欠賬, 欠數
	Yudu	欠數, 欠債, 駄債
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	欠數, 欠債
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	欠數, 欠債
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	欠數, 欠債
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	欠數, 欠債
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	欠數, 欠債
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	欠數, 欠債
Huizhou	Jixi	欠賬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	欠賬
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	欠數, 欠債
Southern Min	Xiamen	欠數
	Quanzhou	欠數
	Zhangzhou	欠數
	Tainan	欠數 GT, 欠債 GT, 負債 GT
	Manila (Hokkien)	欠數
	Shantou	欠數
	Puning	欠錢, 欠債
	Leizhou	欠數
	Haikou	欠數
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	欠賬
Wu	Shanghai	欠賬, 空銅鈿, 欠銅鈿
	Shanghai (Chongming)	欠賬
	Suzhou	欠賬, 賒賬
	Danyang	欠賬
	Hangzhou	欠賬, 欠債
	Wenzhou	欠賬
	Jinhua	欠賬
Xiang	Changsha	該賬, 背賬
Xiang	Loudi	欠賬
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Noun

欠賬

debt; the sum owed

Synonyms

欠債／欠债 (qiànzhài)