候任

候任

Chinese

		wait	to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility
trad. (候任)		候	任
simp. #(候任)		候	任

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hòurèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ jam⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hòurèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hòurèn
    • Wade–Giles: hou⁴-jên⁴
    • Yale: hòu-rèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howrenn
    • Palladius: хоужэнь (xoužɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁶ jam⁶
    • Yale: hauh yahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ jam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ yem⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² jɐm²²/

Verb

候任

1. to be awaiting appointment (to a position); to be designated

   候任總統／候任总统  ―  hòurèn zǒngtǒng  ―  president-elect