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  jyun2 jyun6   jyutping
  yuan4   pinyin
[1] courtyard; yard; compound
[2] designation for certain government offices and public places
[3] college; institution; hospital

Jyutping jyun2 has now almost completely replaced jyun6 as the standard reading so that jyun6 can hardly be heard at all nowadays (see 粵語).
noun
Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 12222 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Mar 2013 09:55

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detail  kek6 jyun6*2  ju4 yuan4 = playhouse
detail  ji1 jyun2 gun2 lei5 guk6   = Hospital Authority
detail  on1 lou5 jyun2  an1 lao3 yuan4 = home for the aged
detail  beng6 jyun2  bing4 yuan4 = specialized hospital
detail  hei3 jyun6*2  xi4 yuan4 = theatre (UK); theater (US); cinema
detail  ji1 jyun6*2  yi1 yuan4 = hospital
detail  hok6 jyun6*2  xue2 yuan4 = college; academy; school
detail  din6 jing2 jyun6*2  dian4 ying3 yuan4 = theatre (UK); theater (US); cinema
detail  lap6 faat3 jyun6*2  li4 fa3 yuan4 = Legislative Yuan
detail  sei3 hap6 jyun6*2  si4 he2 yuan4 = siheyuan -- a type of traditional Chinese-style home
See all 122 compounds (CantoDict reports 137 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)
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