行船

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Chinese

		to walk; to go; to navigate	a boat; vessel; ship
trad. (行船)		行	船
simp. ^#(行船)		行	船

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xíngchuán

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haang⁴ syun^4-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): hang³ son^3*
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hàng-sòn
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kiâⁿ-chûn

(Teochew, Peng'im): gian⁵ zung⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xíngchuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: síngchuán
  - Wade–Giles: hsing²-chʻuan²
  - Yale: syíng-chwán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngchwan
  - Palladius: синчуань (sinčuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haang⁴ syun^4-2
  - Yale: hàahng syún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haang⁴ syn^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: hang⁴ xun^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːŋ²¹ syːn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: hang³ son^3*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ²² sᵘɔn²²⁻²²⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hàng-sòn
  - Hakka Romanization System: hang^ˇ son^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hang² son²
  - Sinological IPA: /haŋ¹¹ son¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâⁿ-chûn
  - Tâi-lô: kiânn-tsûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kviazuun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiã²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã¹³⁻²² t͡sun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiã²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã²³⁻³³ t͡sun²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gian⁵ zung⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiâⁿ tsûng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

行⫽船 (verb-object)

to sail a boat; to navigate
(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) to sail the seas; to engage in maritime work
行船走馬三分命。
行船走马三分命。
Kiâⁿ-chûn cháu-bé saⁿ hun miā.
People engaged in the maritime and land transportation industries have a 30% chance of survival.

Synonyms

(to sail a boat):

捍船 (Hokkien)
航海 (hánghǎi)
開船 / 开船 (kāichuán)
駛船 / 驶船 (sái-chûn) (Hokkien)

(to sail the seas): 跑船 (pǎochuán)

Derived terms

順水行船 / 顺水行船

Noun

行船

sailing boat; sailing vessel

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