針灸

See also: 针灸

Chinese

		needle; pin; injection	cauterize; moxibustion
trad. (針灸/鍼灸)		針/鍼	灸
simp. (针灸)		针	灸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnjiǔ, zhēnjiū

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄡˇ, ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zam¹ gau³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂m-kiu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chiam-kù / cham-kù / chiam-kiù / chiam-kiú

(Teochew, Peng'im): zam¹ gu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnjiǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjiǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-chiu³
  - Yale: jēn-jyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjeou
  - Palladius: чжэньцзю (čžɛnʹczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
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    針灸 / 针灸
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnjiū
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjiou
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-chiu¹
  - Yale: jēn-jyōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjiou
  - Palladius: чжэньцзю (čžɛnʹczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zam¹ gau³
  - Yale: jām gau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzam¹ gau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zem¹ geo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂m-kiu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziim^ˊ giu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zim¹ giu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨm²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯u⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-kù
  - Tâi-lô: tsiam-kù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciamkux
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² ku²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ ku¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ ku²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cham-kù
  - Tâi-lô: tsam-kù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zamkux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sam³³ ku⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-kiù
  - Tâi-lô: tsiam-kiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciamkiux
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu¹¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-kiú
  - Tâi-lô: tsiam-kiú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciamkiuo
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zam¹ gu³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsam kù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sam³³⁻²³ ku²¹³/

Noun

針灸

(traditional Chinese medicine) acupuncture and moxibustion

Derived terms

針灸學 / 针灸学
針灸銅人 / 针灸铜人 (zhēnjiǔ tóng rén)
針灸麻醉 / 针灸麻醉

Related terms

艾灸 (àijiǔ)
針刺／针刺 (zhēncì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
針	灸
しん Grade: 6	きゅう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 針灸 – see the following entry.

【鍼灸しんきゅう】

[noun] (traditional Chinese medicine) acupuncture and moxibustion

(This term, 針灸, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)