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關隘

關隘

See also: 关隘

Chinese

		to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass	a pass or defile; narrow; confined a pass or defile; narrow; confined; in distress
trad. (關隘)		關	隘
simp. (关隘)		关	隘

Noun

關隘

(miliary) strategic passage
mountain pass

Synonyms

關卡／关卡 (guānkǎ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guān'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaan¹ aai³, gwaan¹ ai³
Min Nan (POJ): koan-ài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: guān'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanay
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    關愛／关爱
    關礙／关碍
    關隘／关隘
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaan¹ aai³, gwaan¹ ai³
  - Yale: gwāan aai, gwāan ai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaan¹ aai³, gwaan¹ ai³
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑːn⁵⁵ ɑːi̯³³/, /kʷɑːn⁵⁵ ɐi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koan-ài
  - Tâi-lô: kuan-ài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koan'aix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ aɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ aɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ aɪ²¹/