垂線

垂線

See also: 垂线

Chinese

		to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (垂線)		垂	線
simp. (垂线)		垂	线

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuíxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁴ sin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chuíxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweishiann
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi⁴ sin³
    • Yale: sèuih sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁴ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁴ xin³
    • IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²¹ siːn³³/

Noun

垂線

1. (geometry) perpendicular line; vertical line

Derived terms

三垂線定理／三垂线定理 公垂線／公垂线

垂線足／垂线足 鉛垂線／铅垂线 (qiānchuíxiàn)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
垂	線
すい Grade: 6	せん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) す​いせん [súꜜìsèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [sɨᵝisẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

垂線 (hiragana すいせん, rōmaji suisen)

1. (geometry) perpendicular line

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN