咨問

Chinese

		consult	to ask
trad. (咨問)		咨	問
simp. (咨问)		咨	问

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zīwèn

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ man⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zīwèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zihwùn
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ¹-wên⁴
  - Yale: dz̄-wèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzywenn
  - Palladius: цзывэнь (czyvɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ wən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ man⁶
  - Yale: jī mahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ man⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ men⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ mɐn²²/

Verb

咨問

(literary) to consult; to seek advice; to make enquiries
(literary) to send one's regards; to ask how someone is; to show concern to someone

Synonyms

(to consult):

了解 (liǎojiě)
問／问 (wèn)
問訊／问讯 (wènxùn)
問話／问话 (wènhuà) (of superiors or elders)
打聽／打听 (dǎtīng)
扣問／扣问 (kòuwèn) (literary)
探問／探问 (tànwèn)
探詢／探询 (tànxún)
查問／查问 (cháwèn)
查詢／查询 (cháxún)
訊問／讯问 (xùnwèn)
詢問／询问 (xúnwèn)
諮詢／谘询 (zīxún)
質／质 (Cantonese, or literary, or in compounds)

(to send one's regards):

問／问 (wèn) (literary, or in compounds)
問候／问候 (wènhòu)
問好／问好 (wènhǎo)
問安／问安 (wèn'ān) (formal, to an elder)
問訊／问讯 (wènxùn)
打招呼 (dǎ zhāohū)
招呼 (zhāohū)
拍招呼 (Hokkien)
相借問／相借问 (Hokkien, Hakka)
請安／请安 (qǐng'ān) (historical, to an elder)
起居 (qǐjū) (historical)

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