牽線
Chinese
| lead along | thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (牽線/牽綫) | 牽 | 線/綫 | |
| simp. (牵线) | 牵 | 线 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hin1 sin3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiên-sien / khiân-sien
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khan-sòaⁿ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qiānxiàn
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciansiàn
- Wade–Giles: chʻien1-hsien4
- Yale: chyān-syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianshiann
- Palladius: цяньсянь (cjanʹsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hin1 sin3
- Yale: hīn sin
- Cantonese Pinyin: hin1 sin3
- Guangdong Romanization: hin1 xin3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hiːn⁵⁵ siːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiên-sien
- Hakka Romanization System: kienˊ xien
- Hagfa Pinyim: kian1 xian4
- Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiân-sien
- Hakka Romanization System: kianˊ xien
- Hagfa Pinyim: kian1 xian4
- Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en⁵⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khan-sòaⁿ
- Tâi-lô: khan-suànn
- Phofsit Daibuun: qansvoax
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰan³³ suã⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ suã¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ suã²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
牽線
- (literally) to pull the string
- (figurative) to manipulate from behind the scenes; to pull strings
- (figurative) to mediate; to act as go-between; to bring (two people) together (in matchmaking)
Derived terms
- 牽線搭橋 / 牵线搭桥