# 針眼
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhēnyǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zam$^1$ ngaan$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂m-ngién / chṳ̂m-ngián
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zem$^1$ ngian$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiam-gán / cham-gán
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnyǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhenyǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chên$^1$-yen$^3$
*** Yale: jēn-yǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenyean
*** Palladius: чжэньянь (čžɛnʹjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$針眼 / 针眼 針鼴 / 针鼹
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnyǎnr
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhenyǎnr
*** Wade–Giles: chên$^1$-yen$^3$-ʼrh
*** Yale: jēn-yǎnr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenyeal
*** Palladius: чжэньяньр (čžɛnʹjanʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zam$^1$ ngaan$^5$
*** Yale: jām ngáahn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzam$^1$ ngaan$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zem$^1$ ngan$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɐm⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂m-ngién
*** Hakka Romanization System: ziim$^ˊ$ ngien$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zim$^1$ ngian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨm²⁴ ŋi̯en³¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂m-ngián
*** Hakka Romanization System: ziim$^ˊ$ ngian$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zim$^1$ ngian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨm²⁴ ŋi̯an³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zem$^1$ ngian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡səm⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋian³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-gán
*** Tâi-lô: tsiam-gán
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciamgarn
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡan⁵³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² ɡan⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡan⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cham-gán
*** Tâi-lô: tsam-gán
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zamgarn
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sam³³ ɡan⁵⁵⁴/

#### Noun

針眼
* eye of the needle
* perforation made with a needle; pinprick

##### Synonyms

* (eye of the needle):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 針鼻, 針眼, 針孔 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 針鼻兒, 針眼兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 針孔, 針眼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 針鼻兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 針鼻兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 針眼兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 針鼻兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 針鼻兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 針鼻兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 針鼻兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 針鼻兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 針鼻兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 針鼻兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 針鼻兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 針鼻兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 針鼻兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 針鼻兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 針鼻兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 針鼻兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 針鼻兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 針鼻兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 針鼻兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 針鼻兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 針鼻兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 針鼻兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 針鼻兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 針鼻兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 針鼻兒, 針鼻子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 針鼻兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 針眼兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 針鼻兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 針溝子, 針冠子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 針眼兒, 針冠兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 針鼻兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 針鼻兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 針鼻兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 針鼻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 針鼻子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 針眼兒, 針鼻管兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 針眼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 針鼻瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 鼻鼻管兒, 針鼻管兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 針鼻兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 針鼻子, 針鼻 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 針鼻子, 針鼻兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 針眼兒, 針鼻兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 針鼻子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 針鼻兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 針鼻子, 針鼻兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 針眼眼兒, 針眼眼, 針眼, 針鼻子, 針鼻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 針鼻鼻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 針鼻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 針鼻子, 針屁股 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 針鼻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 針鼻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 針眼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 針眼兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 針鼻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 針眼, 針耳 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 針屁股 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 針鼻子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 針鼻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 針眼兒, 針鼻子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 針鼻子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 針鼻, 針眼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 針鼻子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 針屁股 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 針鼻子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 針鼻子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 針鼻子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 針鼻子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 針眼, 針鼻 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 針眼 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 針鼻 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 針鼻 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 針眼, 針鼻兒 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 針鼻 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 針眼 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 針鼻 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 針眼 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 針眼 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 針眼 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 針眼 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 針眼 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 針空 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 布針屁股 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 針眼 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 針冠冠, 針眼 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 針鼻兒, 針鼻眼, 針眼 |
| Jin | Datong | 針鼻兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 針冠子, 針眼 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 針眼眼 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 針眼兒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 針鼻子, 針冠 |
| Jin | Jining | 針冠 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 針冠 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 針冠子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 針管兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 針鼻兒 |
| Jin | Handan | 針鼻 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 針鼻兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 針眼 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 針鼻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 針鼻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 針空 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 針空 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 針空 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 針空, 針鼻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 針目, 針鼻 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 針鼻 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 針鼻 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 針鼻 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 針鼻, 針眼, 針耳 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 引線屁股 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 引線屁股 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 引線眼, 引線屁股 |
| Wu | Danyang | 針屁股 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 針屁股 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 針屁眼 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 針窟 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 針眼孔 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 針鼻子, 針屁股 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 針鼻頭 |

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhēnyan, zhēnyǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ˙ㄧㄢ, ㄓㄣ ㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zam$^1$ ngaan$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnyan
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ˙ㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhenyån
*** Wade–Giles: chên$^1$-yen$^5$
*** Yale: jēn-yan
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen.ian
*** Palladius: чжэньянь (čžɛnʹjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ jɛn²/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnyǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhenyǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chên$^1$-yen$^3$
*** Yale: jēn-yǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenyean
*** Palladius: чжэньянь (čžɛnʹjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$針眼 / 针眼 針鼴 / 针鼹
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zam$^1$ ngaan$^5$
*** Yale: jām ngáahn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzam$^1$ ngaan$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zem$^1$ ngan$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɐm⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

#### Noun

針眼
* (medicine) sty; hordeolum

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 麥粒腫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 針眼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 針眼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 橛眼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 偷針 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 眼角兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 挑針 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 刁針 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 偷針顆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 偷針眼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 眼挑針 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 眼挑針 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 眼珠針, 眼雕針 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 挑針子, 挑針 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 挑針 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 挑針 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 目𬏛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 目𬏛 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 目𬏛 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 目𬏛 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 目𬏛 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 赤目 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 目仔 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 目針, 狗針 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 目屎針 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 目屎針 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 目針 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 目狗針 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 目狗針 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 目狗針 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 目狗針 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 目狗針 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 目屎針 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 目狗針 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 目針 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 目針, 目橌, 目狗針 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 目針 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 偷針眼 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 偷針眼, 偷籽眼 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 偷眵眼 |
| Wu | Danyang | 偷針 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 偷針 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 挑針子 |

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 針 | 眼 |
| みず ||
| Grade: 6 | Grade: 5 |
| jukujikun ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 針眼 – see the following entry. :
| 【針孔みず】 | [noun] eye of a needle |
(This term, 針眼, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :