南針

Chinese

		south	needle; pin; injection
trad. (南針/南鍼)		南	針/鍼
simp. (南针)		南	针
Literally: “[pointing] south needle”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nánzhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nánzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nánjhen
  - Wade–Giles: nan²-chên¹
  - Yale: nán-jēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanjen
  - Palladius: наньчжэнь (nanʹčžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

Noun

南針

(literary, literally, figuratively) compass

Synonyms

指南針／指南针 (zhǐnánzhēn)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
南	針

Noun

南針

chữ Hán form of nam châm (“magnet”).

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