活現

Chinese

		to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship	appear; present; now appear; present; now; existing; current
trad. (活現)		活	現
simp. (活现)		活	现

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huóxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wut⁶ jin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huóxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huósiàn
  - Wade–Giles: huo²-hsien⁴
  - Yale: hwó-syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwoshiann
  - Palladius: хосянь (xosjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wut⁶ jin⁶
  - Yale: wuht yihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wut⁹ jin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wud⁶ yin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːt̚² jiːn²²/

Adjective

活現

vivid

Derived terms

活靈活現／活灵活现 (huólínghuóxiàn)
活龍活現／活龙活现 (huólónghuóxiàn)

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