神交
Chinese
God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being |
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (神交) |
神 | 交 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shénjiāo
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shénjiao
- Wade–Giles: shên2-chiao1
- Yale: shén-jyāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernjiau
- Palladius: шэньцзяо (šɛnʹczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san4 gaau1
- Yale: sàhn gāau
- Cantonese Pinyin: san4 gaau1
- Guangdong Romanization: sen4 gao1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-kau
- Tâi-lô: sîn-kau
- Phofsit Daibuun: sinkaw
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sin²⁴⁻²² kau³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin¹³⁻²² kau⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /sin²⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Noun
神交
- friends with mutual understanding and admiration
- friendship grown out of mutual admiration without the friends ever having met