寒窗

Chinese

		cold; poor; to tremble	shutter; window
trad. (寒窗)		寒	窗
simp. ^#(寒窗)		寒	窗

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hánchuāng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ coeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hánchuāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hánchuang
  - Wade–Giles: han²-chʻuang¹
  - Yale: hán-chwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnchuang
  - Palladius: ханьчуан (xanʹčuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon⁴ coeng¹
  - Yale: hòhn chēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ tsoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hon⁴ cêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

寒窗

(literary) (sitting by a) cold window on a chilly winter day (to study)
(figurative) harsh conditions for learning

Derived terms

十年寒窗
十載寒窗／十载寒窗
寒窗苦讀／寒窗苦读
翦燭寒窗／翦烛寒窗

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