珍稀

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Chinese

		precious thing; treasure	diluted; sparse
simp. and trad. (珍稀)		珍	稀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnxī

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ hei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhensi
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-hsi¹
  - Yale: jēn-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenshi
  - Palladius: чжэньси (čžɛnʹsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    珍惜
    珍稀
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan¹ hei¹
  - Yale: jān hēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ hei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ héi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

珍稀

rare and precious
珍稀動物／珍稀动物 ― zhēnxī dòngwù ― rare animals

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (珍稀):

→ Japanese: 珍(ちん)稀(き) (chinki)
→ Korean: 진희(珍稀) (jinhui)

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