消防員

See also: 消防员

Chinese

		to prevent and fight fire	person; employee; member
trad. (消防員)		消防	員
simp. (消防员)		消防	员

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāofángyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ fong⁴ jyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāofángyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaofángyuán
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-fang²-yüan²
    • Yale: syāu-fáng-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaufarngyuan
    • Palladius: сяофанъюань (sjaofanʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: siu¹ fong⁴ jyun⁴
    • Yale: sīu fòhng yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ fong⁴ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ fong⁴ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ²¹ jyːn²¹/

Noun

消防員

1. firefighter
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) person who frequently takes day offs from work

Synonyms

• (firefighter):
  • 消防隊員／消防队员 (xiāofáng duìyuán)
  • (Malaysia, Singapore) 消拯員／消拯员 (xiāozhěngyuán)