# 密碼
## Chinese

* 密碼

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): mìmǎ
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mat$^6$ maa$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): me̍t-mâ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bi̍t-bé / bi̍t-bée / bi̍t-má
    (Teochew, Peng'im): mig$^8$ bhê$^2$ / mêg$^8$ bhê$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mìmǎ
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mìmǎ
*** Wade–Giles: mi$^4$-ma$^3$
*** Yale: mì-mǎ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihmaa
*** Palladius: мима (mima)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mìmǎr
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mìmǎr
*** Wade–Giles: mi$^4$-ma$^3$-ʼrh
*** Yale: mì-mǎr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihmaal
*** Palladius: мимар (mimar)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi⁵¹ mɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mat$^6$ maa$^5$
*** Yale: maht máh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mat$^9$ maa$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: med$^6$ ma$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐt̚² maː¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: me̍t-mâ
*** Hakka Romanization System: med ma$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: med$^6$ ma$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /met̚⁵ ma²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi̍t-bé
*** Tâi-lô: bi̍t-bé
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bidbea
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bit̚²⁴⁻² be⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bit̚⁴⁻³² be⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /bit̚⁴⁻³² be⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi̍t-bée
*** Tâi-lô: bi̍t-bée
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bɛ⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi̍t-má
*** Tâi-lô: bi̍t-má
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bidmar
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bit̚⁴⁻³² mã⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: mig$^8$ bhê$^2$ / mêg$^8$ bhê$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mi̍k bé / me̍k bé
*** Sinological IPA : /mik̚⁴⁻² be⁵²/, /mek̚⁴⁻² be⁵²/

### Noun

密碼
* password; passcode; PIN
    輸入密碼／输入密码 ― shūrù mìmǎ ― to enter a password
    重置密碼／重置密码 ― chóngzhì mìmǎ ― to reset a password
    取回密碼／取回密码 ― qǔhuí mìmǎ ― to retrieve a password
       Mìmǎ cuòwù, qǐng chóngshì. [Pinyin]
       Wrong password. Please try again.
       Wǒmen huì fāsòng yī fēng mìmǎ chónɡzhì yóujiàn dào nín shūrù de diànzǐ yóujiàn dìzhǐ. [Pinyin]
       We will send a password reset email to the email address you entered.
* secret code; cipher
    Antonym: 明碼 / 明码 (míngmǎ)
* (figurative) key or secret to success (mostly in the context of achieving wealth or popularity)
       Cābiān shì duǎnshìpín bàohuǒ de mìmǎ zhīyī. [Pinyin]
       Provocative content is one of the key factors to making short videos go viral.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 密碼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 密碼兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 密碼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 密碼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 密碼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 密碼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 密碼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 密碼 |

#### Derived terms

* 動態密碼 / 动态密码 (dòngtài mìmǎ)
* 密碼子 / 密码子 (mìmǎzǐ)
* 密碼學 / 密码学 (mìmǎxué)
* 密碼本 / 密码本 (mìmǎběn)
* 密碼箱 / 密码箱
* 密碼鎖 / 密码锁 (mìmǎsuǒ)
* 財富密碼 / 财富密码 (cáifù mìmǎ)
* 遺傳密碼 / 遗传密码 (yíchuán mìmǎ)

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: mật mã (密碼)

#### See also

* 口令 (kǒulìng)