向著

See also: 向着

Chinese

		direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
trad. (向著/向着)		向	著/着
simp. (向着)		向	着

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngzhe

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄓㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng³ zoek⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiòng--tio̍h / hiàng--tio̍h / ǹg--tio̍h

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngzhe
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄓㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngjhe̊
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-chê⁵
    • Yale: syàng-je
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianq.je
    • Palladius: сянчжэ (sjančžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng³ zoek⁶
    • Yale: heung jeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng³ dzoek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng³ zêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ³³ t͡sœːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiòng--tio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: hiòng--tio̍h
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiàng--tio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: hiàng--tio̍h
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ǹg--tio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: ǹg--tio̍h

Verb

向著

1. to turn toward; to face
2. (colloquial) to be partial to; to side with

   媽媽總是向著妹妹。 [MSC, trad.]
   妈妈总是向着妹妹。 [MSC, simp.]

   Māma zǒngshì xiàngzhe mèimei. [Pinyin]

   Mum always favours my younger sister.

Synonyms

• (to turn toward): 指向 (zhǐxiàng)