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認生

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See also: 认生

More information to recognize; to know; to admit, to be born; to give birth; lifeto be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw ...

		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

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rènshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁶ saang¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnin-san; ⁶gnin ¹san

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–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing⁶ saang¹
  - Yale: yihng sāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁶ saang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying⁶ sang¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²² saːŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gnin-san; ⁶gnin ¹san
  - MiniDict: nyin^去 san; nyin^去 san^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyin-san; ³nyin ¹san
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲin²² sã⁴⁴/, /n̠ʲin³³ sã⁵³/

Verb

認生

to be shy with strangers (usually of a child)

Synonyms

怕生 (pàshēng)
怯生 (qièshēng)
認人／认人 (rènrén) (regional)
驚生份／惊生份 (Hokkien)

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