什錦

See also: 什锦

Chinese

		tenth (used in fractions)	brocade; embroidered work; bright
trad. (什錦)		什	錦
simp. (什锦)		什	锦
alternative forms		十錦／十锦

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíjǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ gam²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíjǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhjǐn
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-chin³
    • Yale: shŕ-jǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrjiin
    • Palladius: шицзинь (šiczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ gam²
    • Yale: sahp gám
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ gam²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ gem²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² kɐm³⁵/

Adjective

什錦

1. (Cantonese) assorted; mixed

Derived terms

• 什錦燒／什锦烧 (shíjǐnshāo)
• 什錦麵／什锦面

 

Noun

什錦

Subgum chow mein

1. subgum (Cantonese dish)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (什錦):

• → Vietnamese: thập cẩm (什錦)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
什	錦

Noun

什錦

1. chữ Hán form of thập cẩm (“subgum”).