深淺

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See also: 深浅

Chinese

		deep; profound	shallow; sound of moving water
trad. (深淺)		深	淺
simp. (深浅)		深	浅

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēnqiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄑㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ cin²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̂m-chhién
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhim-chhián / chhim-khín

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēnqiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄑㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shenciǎn
  - Wade–Giles: shên¹-chʻien³
  - Yale: shēn-chyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenchean
  - Palladius: шэньцянь (šɛnʹcjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ cin²
  - Yale: sām chín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ tsin²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ qin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̂m-chhién
  - Hakka Romanization System: ciim^ˊ qien^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cim¹ qian³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨm²⁴ t͡sʰi̯en³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-chhián
  - Tâi-lô: tshim-tshián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chimchiern
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰim³³ t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-khín
  - Tâi-lô: tshim-khín
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chimqien
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰin⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰin⁵³/

Noun

深淺

(literally) depth (of a body of water, shade of colour, etc.)
(figuratively) sense of propriety; proper limits (of decorum, speech, behaviour, etc.)

Synonyms

(depth): 深度 (shēndù)
(sense of propriety): 尺寸 (chǐcùn), 分寸 (fēncùn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (深淺):

→ Japanese: 深浅(しんせん) (shinsen)
→ Korean: 심천(深淺) (simcheon)

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