中用

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	to use
simp. and trad. (中用)		中	用

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngyòng, zhòngyòng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄩㄥˋ, ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ jung⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiòng-iōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngyòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄩㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongyòng
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-yung⁴
  - Yale: jūng-yùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongyonq
  - Palladius: чжунъюн (čžunʺjun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngyòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngyòng
  - Wade–Giles: chung⁴-yung⁴
  - Yale: jùng-yùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqyonq
  - Palladius: чжунъюн (čžunʺjun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    中用
    重用
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ jung⁶
  - Yale: jūng yuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ jung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ yung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiòng-iōng
  - Tâi-lô: tiòng-iōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diorng'iong
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²²/

Verb

中用

(chiefly in the negative) to be useful; to be of use; to serve a purpose

Synonyms

濟事 / 济事 (jìshì)
管用 (guǎnyòng)
頂事 / 顶事 (dǐngshì)
頂用 / 顶用 (dǐngyòng)

Antonyms

不中 (bùzhōng) (regional)