尋求

See also: 寻求

Chinese

		to search; to look for; to seek	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
trad. (尋求)		尋	求
simp. (寻求)		寻	求

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xúnqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ kau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sîm-kiû / siâm-kiû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xúnqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunchyou
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ kau⁴
  - Yale: chàhm kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ kau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ keo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîm-kiû
  - Tâi-lô: sîm-kiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simkiuu
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /ɕim²⁴⁻²² kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim¹³⁻²² kiu¹³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siâm-kiû
  - Tâi-lô: siâm-kiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siamkiuu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiam²³⁻³³ kiu²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiam²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/

Verb

尋求

to seek; to look for
尋求庇護 / 寻求庇护 ― xúnqiú bìhù ― to seek shelter

尋求法律幫助 / 寻求法律帮助 ― xúnqiú fǎlǜ bāngzhù ― to seek legal assistance

尋求政治庇護 / 寻求政治庇护 ― xúnqiú zhèngzhì bìhù ― to seek political asylum

Derived terms

尋求庇護者／寻求庇护者 (xúnqiú bìhùzhě)

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