精髓

Chinese

		energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient	marrow
trad. (精髓)		精	髓
simp. #(精髓)		精	髓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngsuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ seoi⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-chhóe / cheng-súi / cheng-chhé

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngsuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingsuěi
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-sui³
    • Yale: jīng-swěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingsoei
    • Palladius: цзинсуй (czinsuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing¹ seoi⁵
    • Yale: jīng séuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ soey⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ sêu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chhóe
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-tshué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengzhoea
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰue⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-súi
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-suí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengsuie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ sui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chhé
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-tshé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengzhea
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁵³/

Noun

精髓

1. essence; quintessence; marrow; pith

Synonyms

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• 精粹 (jīngcuì)
• 菁英 (jīngyīng)
• 菁華／菁华 (jīnghuá)