# 念書
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): niànshū
       (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nyian$^4$ su$^1$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): nim$^6$ syu$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): nyien$^5$ xy$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): nie$^3$ su$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): nāng-sṳ́
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liām-chir / liām-su / liām-si
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: niànshū
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: niànshu
*** Wade–Giles: nien$^4$-shu$^1$
*** Yale: nyàn-shū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niannshu
*** Palladius: няньшу (njanʹšu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nyian$^4$ su$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: niansu
*** Sinological IPA : /nʲiɛn²¹³ su⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nim$^6$ syu$^1$
*** Yale: nihm syū
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nim$^6$ sy$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nim$^6$ xu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /niːm²² syː⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nyien$^5$ xy$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /n̠ʲiɛn¹¹ ɕy⁴²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: nie$^3$ su$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /nie⁴⁵ su¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nāng-sṳ́
*** Sinological IPA : /naŋ⁵⁵ sy⁵⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liām-chir
*** Tâi-lô: liām-tsir
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /liam⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ³³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liām-su
*** Tâi-lô: liām-su
*** Phofsit Daibuun: liaxmsw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /liam²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liām-si
*** Tâi-lô: liām-si
*** Phofsit Daibuun: liaxmsy
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liam²²⁻²¹ si⁴⁴/

### Verb

念⫽書 (verb-object)
* to study
* to read (books)
* to go to school; to attend school

#### Synonyms

* (to study): 學習／学习 (xuéxí)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 念書, 讀書 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 讀書, 念書 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 念書 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 讀書 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 讀書 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 讀書, 念書 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 念書 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 讀書, 念書 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 念書 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 念書 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 讀書, 念書 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 讀書 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 念書 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 念書 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 讀書, 念書 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 讀書 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 讀書 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 讀書 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 讀書 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 念書, 讀書 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 念書 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 念書 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 讀書 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 讀書 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 念書, 讀書 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 念書 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 讀書 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 讀書 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 念書 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 念書 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 念書 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 念書 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 讀冊 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 讀書 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 讀書 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 念書 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 讀書 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 讀書 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 念書 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 讀書 |
| Wu | Danyang | 念書 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 讀書 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 讀書 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 讀書 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 讀書 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 讀書 |
* (to read): 讀書／读书 (dúshū)
* (to attend school): 上學／上学 (shàngxué), 求學／求学 (qiúxué)

#### Derived terms

* 念書人／念书人