閒居

Chinese

		idle; interstice; separate	reside
trad. (閒居)		閒	居
simp. (闲居)		闲	居

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiánjū

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haan⁴ geoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiánjū
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siánjyu
  - Wade–Giles: hsien²-chü¹
  - Yale: syán-jyū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanjiu
  - Palladius: сяньцзюй (sjanʹczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haan⁴ geoi¹
  - Yale: hàahn gēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haan⁴ goey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: han⁴ gêu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːn²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

Verb

閒居

to stay at home with nothing to do
閒居是一種奢侈。 [MSC, trad.]
闲居是一种奢侈。 [MSC, simp.]
Xiánjū shì yī zhǒng shēchǐ. [Pinyin]
Being able to stay at home doing nothing in particular is a kind of luxury.
to stay alone; to live alone

Synonyms

(to stay at home with nothing to do): (Hakka) 閒尞／闲尞
(to live alone): 獨處／独处 (dúchǔ)