現行

See also: 现行

Chinese

		appear; present; now appear; present; now; existing; current	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (現行)		現	行
simp. (现行)		现	行

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiànxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁶ hang⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiān-hêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiànxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siànsíng
  - Wade–Giles: hsien⁴-hsing²
  - Yale: syàn-syíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannshyng
  - Palladius: сяньсин (sjanʹsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    現形 / 现形
    現行 / 现行
    線形 / 线形
    限行
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁶ hang⁴
  - Yale: yihn hàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁶ hang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁶ heng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²² hɐŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: hiān-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiexnheeng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²⁴/

Adjective

現行

(attributive) currently in force; active; current

Noun

現行

being caught in the act
抓個現行／抓个现行 ― zhuā ge xiànxíng ― to catch in the act

Derived terms

現行法 / 现行法
現行犯 / 现行犯 (xiànxíngfàn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (現行):

→ Japanese: 現行(げんこう) (genkō)
→ Korean: 현행(現行) (hyeonhaeng)
→ Vietnamese: hiện hành (現行)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
現	行
げん Grade: 5	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんこー [gèńkóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋko̞ː]

Noun

現(げん)行(こう) • (genkō)

the present, the current, the existing, the going, the running