For pronunciation and definitions of him-siān – see 欣羨 (“to adore; to admire”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 欣羨)....
Taiwanese) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: him-siān Tâi-lô: him-siān Phofsit Daibuun: himsien IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /him⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn³³/ IPA (Xiamen): /him⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn²²/ (Hokkien:...
Taiwanese) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: him-siān Tâi-lô: him-siān Phofsit Daibuun: himsien IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /him⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn³³/ IPA (Xiamen): /him⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn²²/ (Hokkien:...
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sian" An anglicization of Welsh Siân, ultimately from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה...
baldaŭ lin punas. (Biblio, Sentencoj (13-24)) He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Conjugation of ŝpari...
(Hokkien: Zhangzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: him-siáng Tâi-lô: him-siáng Phofsit Daibuun: himsiarng IPA (Zhangzhou): /him⁴⁴⁻²² siaŋ⁵³/ (Teochew) Peng'im: hêng1 sion2...
siːn²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/ Southern Min (Hokkien) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-siān-chi-khu Tâi-lô: siú-siān-tsi-khu Phofsit Daibuun: siwsiexnci'qw IPA (Xiamen): /siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴...
Delacorte Press/E.Friede, →ISBN, page 31: "That's an interesting name—Shawna. Almost sounds Indian," he said, knowing she was dying to tell him about her....
Southern Min (Hokkien: General Taiwanese) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to-to-ek-siān Tâi-lô: to-to-ik-siān Phofsit Daibuun: doi'doi'eksien IPA (Taipei): /to⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴⁻³³...
Guangzhou–Hong Kong) Jyutping: him1 Yale: hīm Cantonese Pinyin: him1 Guangdong Romanization: him1 Sinological IPA (key): /hiːm⁵⁵/ Middle Chinese: khjaemX Old Chinese...