救生圈
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救生圈
Chinese
| to save a life | circle; ring; loop circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (救生圈) | 救生 | 圈 | |
| simp. #(救生圈) | 救生 | 圈 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gau3 sang1 hyun1 / gau3 saang1 hyun1
- Hakka
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): giu3 sên1 kuêng1 / giu3 sên1 kuang1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiòushengcyuan
- Wade–Giles: chiu4-shêng1-chʻüan1
- Yale: jyòu-shēng-chywān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowshengchiuan
- Palladius: цзюшэнцюань (czjušɛncjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau3 sang1 hyun1 / gau3 saang1 hyun1
- Yale: gau sāng hyūn / gau sāang hyūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau3 sang1 hyn1 / gau3 saang1 hyn1
- Guangdong Romanization: geo3 seng1 hün1 / geo3 sang1 hün1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ hyːn⁵⁵/, /kɐu̯³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ hyːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiu-sên-khiên
- Hakka Romanization System: giu senˊ kienˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: giu4 sen1 kian1
- Sinological IPA: /ki̯u⁵⁵ sen²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi̯en²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiu-sên-khiân
- Hakka Romanization System: giu senˊ kianˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: giu4 sen1 kian1
- Sinological IPA: /ki̯u⁵⁵ sen²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi̯an²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: giu3 sên1 kuêng1 / giu3 sên1 kuang1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiù seⁿ khueng / kiù seⁿ khuang
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³⁻²³ kʰueŋ³³/, /kiu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³⁻²³ kʰuaŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
Note: giu3 sên1 kuang1 - Shantou.
Noun
救生圈
- life-buoy; life preserver
- (slang) fat around one's midsection; spare tire
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 救生圈 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 救生圈 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 水泡, 救命圈, 救生圈 |
| Hong Kong | 水泡 | |
| Taishan | 水泡 | |
| Dongguan | 水泡 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 救生圈 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 救生圈 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 救生圈 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 救生圈 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 救生圈 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 救生圈 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 救生圈 | |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 救生圈 |
See also
- 救生衣 (jiùshēngyī)