甄試

See also: 甄试

Chinese

		to mould; discriminate	to test; to try; experiment to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
trad. (甄試)		甄	試
simp. (甄试)		甄	试

Etymology

Short for 甄選考試／甄选考试 (zhēnxuǎn kǎoshì, “selection + exam”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ si³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chin-chhì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: jēn-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshyh
  - Palladius: чжэньши (čžɛnʹši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    珍視 / 珍视
    甄試 / 甄试
    真事
    真是
    貞士 / 贞士
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan¹ si³
  - Yale: yān si
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ si³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ xi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ siː³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-chhì
  - Tâi-lô: tsin-tshì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cinchix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi²¹/

Noun

甄試

(chiefly Taiwan, education) entrance examination; selection exam