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Definition 2024

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		Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold	sound; noise; news
trad. (觀音)		觀	音
simp. (观音)		观	音

觀音

Sino-Xenic (觀音):

Kanji in this term
觀	音
かん Hyōgaiji	おん > のん Grade: 1

觀音 ‎(kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 観音, hiragana かんのん, romaji Kannon)

Hanja in this term
觀	音

觀音 • ‎(Gwaneum, McCune-Reischauer: Kwanŭm, Yale: Kwan.um) ‎(hangeul 관음)

Hán tự in this word
觀	音

觀音 (Quan Âm)

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Guānyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄧㄣ
Cantonese

(Guangzhou, Jyutping): gun¹ jam¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gon¹ yim¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Kôn-yîm
Min Dong (BUC): Guăng-ĭng^→nĭng
Min Nan (POJ): Koan-im

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Guānyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guanin
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gun¹ jam¹
  - Yale: gūn yām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ jam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gon¹ yim¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kᵘɔn³³ ʒim³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kôn-yîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: gon´ im´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ yim¹
  - IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ im²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kôn-yîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: gon´ (r)im´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ yim¹
  - IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)im²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Guăng-ĭng^→nĭng
  - IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ⁵⁵ nˡiŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan-im
  - Tâi-lô: Kuan-im
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koan'ym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ im³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴/