動向

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See also: 动向

Chinese

		to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
trad. (動向)		動	向
simp. (动向)		动	向

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dòngxiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung⁶ hoeng³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōng-hiòng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dòngxiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dòngsiàng
  - Wade–Giles: tung⁴-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: dùng-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqshianq
  - Palladius: дунсян (dunsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung⁶ hoeng³
  - Yale: duhng heung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung⁶ hoeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung⁶ hêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ²² hœːŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōng-hiòng
  - Tâi-lô: tōng-hiòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doxnghioxng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hiɔŋ²¹/

Noun

動向

trend; tendency
direction of movement

Synonyms

傾向／倾向
取向 (qǔxiàng)
意味 (yìwèi)
方向 (fāngxiàng)
潮流 (cháoliú)
苗頭／苗头 (miáotou)
走向 (zǒuxiàng)
趨勢／趋势 (qūshì)
趨向／趋向 (qūxiàng)

Related terms

動態／动态 (dòngtài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
動	向
どう Grade: 3	こう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) どーこー (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

動(どう)向(こう) • (dōkō)

direction, trend
動向(どうこう)に注目(ちゅうもく)すべきだ。
Dōkō ni chūmoku subeki da.
We should keep a close eye on where things go.

Synonyms

成(な)り行(ゆ)き (nariyuki)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

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