饑饉

See also: 饥馑

Chinese

		hungry	time of famine or crop failure
trad. (饑饉)		饑	饉
simp. (饥馑)		饥	馑
alternative forms		飢饉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jījǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ gan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jījǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jijǐn
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-chin³
  - Yale: jī-jǐn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jijiin
  - Palladius: цзицзинь (cziczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ gan²
  - Yale: gēi gán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ gan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ gen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ kɐn³⁵/

Noun

饑饉

(literary) famine

Synonyms

災荒／灾荒 (zāihuāng)
糧荒／粮荒 (liánghuāng)
饑荒／饥荒 (jīhuāng)

Derived terms

饑饉之歲／饥馑之岁
饑饉薦臻／饥馑荐臻 (jījǐnjiànzhēn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
饑	饉
き Hyōgaiji	きん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

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

【飢饉ききん】

[noun] famine; dearth

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
饑	饉

Noun

饑饉 • (gigeun) (hangeul 기근)

Hanja form^? of 기근 (“famine, failure of crops”).

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