行船

Chinese

		to walk; to go; to navigate	a boat; vessel; ship
trad. (行船)		行	船
simp. #(行船)		行	船

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngchuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haang⁴ syun^4-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hang³ son^3*

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hàng-sòn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiâⁿ-chûn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gian⁵ zung⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngchuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngchuán
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-chʻuan²
    • Yale: syíng-chwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngchwan
    • Palladius: синчуань (sinčuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haang⁴ syun^4-2
    • Yale: hàahng syún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haang⁴ syn^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: hang⁴ xun^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːŋ²¹ syːn²¹⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hang³ son^3*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ²² sᵘɔn²²⁻²²⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hàng-sòn
    • Hakka Romanization System: hang^ˇ son^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hang² son²
    • Sinological IPA: /haŋ¹¹ son¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâⁿ-chûn
    • Tâi-lô: kiânn-tsûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kviazuun
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiã²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã¹³⁻²² t͡sun¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiã²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sun²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã²³⁻³³ t͡sun²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gian⁵ zung⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiâⁿ tsûng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

行⫽船 (verb-object)

1. to sail a boat; to navigate
2. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) to sail the seas; to engage in maritime work

   行船走馬三分命。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   行船走马三分命。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Kiâⁿ-chûn cháu-bé saⁿ hun miā. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   People engaged in the maritime and land transportation industries have a 30% chance of survival.

Synonyms

• (to sail a boat):

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• 航海 (hánghǎi)
• 開船 / 开船 (kāichuán)
• 駛船 / 驶船 (sái-chûn) (Southern Min)

 

• (to sail the seas): 跑船 (pǎochuán)

Derived terms

• 順水行船 / 顺水行船

 

Noun

行船

1. sailing boat; sailing vessel