參謀

參謀

Chinese

		ginseng; take part in; participate ginseng; take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to counsel; uneven; not uniform	to plan; seek; scheme
trad. (參謀)		參	謀
simp. (参谋)		参	谋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cānmóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄢ ㄇㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caam¹ mau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhâm-mèu
• Min Nan (POJ): chham-biô / chham-bô͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cānmóu → cānmou (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄢ ㄇㄡˊ → ㄘㄢ ˙ㄇㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsan.mou
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰän⁵⁵ moʊ̯³⁵/ → /t͡sʰän⁵⁵ moʊ̯²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: caam¹ mau⁴
    • Yale: chāam màuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaam¹ mau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cam¹ meo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰäːm⁵⁵ mɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhâm-mèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: cam´ meuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cam¹ meu²
    • IPA: /t͡sʰam²⁴ meu̯¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chham-biô
    • Tâi-lô: tsham-biô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhambiooi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰam³³ bio²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chham-bô͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsham-bôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhamboo
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ²⁴/

Noun

參謀

1. (military) staff officer
2. advisor

Synonyms

• (advisor): 顧問／顾问 (gùwèn)

Verb

參謀

1. to give advice; to advise

Derived terms

參謀長／参谋长 (cānmóuzhǎng) 高參／高参 (gāocān)

高級參謀／高级参谋 (gāojí cānmóu)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
參	謀
さん Hyōgaiji	ぼう Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

參謀 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 参謀, hiragana さんぼう, rōmaji sanbō)

1. military staff
2. a military staff officer
3. advisor