自強

See also: 自强

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better
trad. (自強)		自	強
simp. (自强)		自	强

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìqiáng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ koeng⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ-khiòng
Eastern Min (BUC): cê̤ṳ-giòng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chīr-kiông / chū-kiông / chū-kiâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìqiáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhciáng
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-chʻiang²
  - Yale: dz̀-chyáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhchyang
  - Palladius: цзыцян (czycjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    自強 / 自强
    自戕
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ koeng⁴
  - Yale: jih kèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ koeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ kêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² kʰœːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ-khiòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: cii kiong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ci⁴ kiong²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ kʰi̯oŋ¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cê̤ṳ-giòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sy²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)yoŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-kiông
  - Tâi-lô: tsīr-kiông
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² kiɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-kiông
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-kiông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxkioong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ kiɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-kiâng
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-kiâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxkiaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ kiaŋ¹³/

Verb

自強

to strive for self-improvement

Derived terms

天行健，君子以自強不息 / 天行健，君子以自强不息 (tiān xíng jiàn, jūnzǐ yǐ zìqiángbùxī)
奮發自強 / 奋发自强
自強不息 / 自强不息 (zìqiángbùxī)
自強學堂 / 自强学堂
自強活動 / 自强活动
自立自強 / 自立自强 (zìlìzìqiáng)
莊敬自強 / 庄敬自强

Noun

自強

(Taiwan) fastest class of non-high-speed intercity trains

Proper noun

自強

(～里) an urban village in Songshan district, Taipei, Taiwan