司南

Chinese

		company; control	south
simp. and trad. (司南)		司	南

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sīnán

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄋㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ naam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sīnán
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄋㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sihnán
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹-nan²
  - Yale: sz̄-nán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: synan
  - Palladius: сынань (synanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ nän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ naam⁴
  - Yale: sī nàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ naam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ nam⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ naːm²¹/

Noun

司南

(historical) a type of ancient Chinese compass which points to the south
(figurative) guidance; standard

Derived terms

司南車／司南车

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