認生

認生

See also: 认生

Chinese

		to recognize; to know; to admit	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (認生)		認	生
simp. (认生)		认	生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rènshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁶ saang¹
• Wu (Wiktionary): nyin san (T3); nyin (T3) + san (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rènshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rènsheng
    • Wade–Giles: jên⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: rèn-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennsheng
    • Palladius: жэньшэн (žɛnʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁶ saang¹
    • Yale: yihng sāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁶ saang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁶ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²² saːŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: nyin san (T3); nyin (T3) + san (T1)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲɪɲ²² sã⁴⁴/, /n̠ʲɪɲ³³  sã⁵³/

Verb

認生

1. to be shy with strangers (usually of a child)

Synonyms

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怕生 (pàshēng) 怯生 (qièshēng)

驚生份／惊生份 (Min Nan)