針灸

See also: 针灸

Chinese

		needle; pin; injection	cauterize; moxibustion
trad. (針灸/鍼灸)		針/鍼	灸
simp. (针灸)		针	灸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnjiǔ, zhēnjiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ, ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zam¹ gau³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂m-kiu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiam-kù / cham-kù / chiam-kiù / chiam-kiú

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zam¹ gu³

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnjiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-chiu³
    • Yale: jēn-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjeou
    • Palladius: чжэньцзю (čžɛnʹczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 斟酒 針灸／针灸

      
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnjiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjiou
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-chiu¹
    • Yale: jēn-jyōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjiou
    • Palladius: чжэньцзю (čžɛnʹczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zam¹ gau³
    • Yale: jām gau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzam¹ gau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zem¹ geo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂m-kiu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziim´ giu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zim¹ giu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨm²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯u⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-kù
    • Tâi-lô: tsiam-kù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciamkux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² ku²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ ku¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ ku²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cham-kù
    • Tâi-lô: tsam-kù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zamkux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sam³³ ku⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-kiù
    • Tâi-lô: tsiam-kiù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciamkiux
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-kiú
    • Tâi-lô: tsiam-kiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciamkiuo
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ kiu⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zam¹ gu³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsam kù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sam³³⁻²³ ku²¹³/

Noun

針灸

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) acupuncture and moxibustion

Derived terms

• 針灸學／针灸学
• 針灸銅人／针灸铜人 (zhēnjiǔ tóng rén)
• 針灸麻醉／针灸麻醉

 

Related terms

• 艾灸 (àijiǔ)
• 針刺／针刺 (zhēncì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
針	灸
しん Grade: 6	きゅう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 針灸 – see the following entry.

【鍼灸しんきゅう】 [noun] (traditional Chinese medicine) acupuncture and moxibustion

(This term, 針灸, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)