臨盆

臨盆

See also: 临盆

Chinese

		to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	basin
trad. (臨盆)		臨	盆
simp. (临盆)		临	盆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línpén

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄆㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ pun⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): lîm-phûn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: línpén
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄆㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linpern
    • IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ pʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lam⁴ pun⁴
    • Yale: làhm pùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ pun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ pun⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ pʰuːn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-phûn
    • Tâi-lô: lîm-phûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: limphuun
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lim²⁴⁻²² pʰun²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lim²⁴⁻²² pʰun²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lim¹³⁻²² pʰun¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lim²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰun²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lim²³⁻³³ pʰun²³/

Verb

臨盆

1. to be about to give birth; to be in labour

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 坐盆