侵曉

Chinese

		to invade; to infringe; to approach	dawn; to know; to tell (someone something)
trad. (侵曉)		侵	曉
simp. (侵晓)		侵	晓

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīnxiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣㄒㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam¹ hiu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīnxiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣㄒㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cinsiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-hsiao³
  - Yale: chīn-syǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinsheau
  - Palladius: циньсяо (cinʹsjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam¹ hiu²
  - Yale: chām híu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam¹ hiu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cem¹ hiu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵ hiːu̯³⁵/

Noun

侵曉

(literary) approaching daybreak; towards dawn
- 綺閣飄香下太湖，亂兵侵曉上姑蘇。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  绮阁飘香下太湖，乱兵侵晓上姑苏。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 869-872, Pi Rixiu (皮日休),《館娃宮懷古五絕（其一）》, translated by Xu Yuanchong
  Qǐgé piāoxiāng xià Tàihú, luànbīng qīnxiǎo shàng Gūsū. [Pinyin]
  The Eastern Pavilion shed fragrance on the lake;
  The Southern soldiers took the capital at daybreak.
- 鳥雀呼晴，侵曉窺檐語。 [Ci, trad.]
  鸟雀呼晴，侵晓窥檐语。 [Ci, simp.]
  From: c. 1083-1086, Zhou Bangyan (周邦彥),《蘇幕遮•燎沉香》, translated by Xu Yuanchong
  Niǎoquè hū qíng, qīnxiǎo kuī yán yǔ. [Pinyin]
  Birds chirp at dawn beneath the eaves, announcing a fine day.