陰宅

Chinese

		(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady	residence
trad. (陰宅)		陰	宅
simp. (阴宅)		阴	宅

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīnzhái

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣㄓㄞˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): im-the̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīnzhái
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄓㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yinjhái
  - Wade–Giles: yin¹-chai²
  - Yale: yīn-jái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: injair
  - Palladius: иньчжай (inʹčžaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: im-the̍h
  - Tâi-lô: im-the̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: imteh
  - IPA (Xiamen): /im⁴⁴⁻²² tʰeʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /im³³ tʰeʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /im⁴⁴⁻²² tʰeʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /im⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰeʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /im⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰeʔ⁴/

Noun

陰宅

(fengshui) “residence for deceased human”, i.e. grave

See also

陽宅／阳宅 (yángzhái)