忍者 in Chinese

IPA: /ʐən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jɐn³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /zim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia⁵³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /ʐən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jɐn³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/, /zim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia⁴¹/, /lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia⁵³/ Chinese transliterations: rěnzhě [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄖㄣˇ ㄓㄜˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jan² ze² [Cantonese, Jyutping], jím-chiá, lím-chiá, rěnzhě [Phonetic:rénzhě] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄖㄣˇ ㄓㄜˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], rěnjhě [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], jên³-chê³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], rěn-jě [Mandarin, Yale, standard], reenjee [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], жэньчжэ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], žɛnʹčžɛ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yán jé [Cantonese, Yale], jan² dze² [Cantonese, Pinyin], yen² zé² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], jím-chiá [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], jím-tsiá [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], jymciar [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], lím-chiá [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], lím-tsiá [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], lymciar [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 忍者 (ninja). Etymology templates: {{obor|zh|ja|忍者|tr=ninja}} Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 忍者 (ninja) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 忍者

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      "zh-pron": "jan² ze²"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄣˇ ㄓㄜˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "rěnjhě"
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      "zh-pron": "jên³-chê³"
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      "zh-pron": "rěn-jě"
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      "zh-pron": "reenjee"
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      "zh-pron": "жэньчжэ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "žɛnʹčžɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "yán jé"
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      "zh-pron": "jan² dze²"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yen² zé²"
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      "ipa": "/jɐn³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/",
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        "Min-Nan",
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      "zh-pron": "jím-chiá"
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
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      "ipa": "/zim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia⁴¹/",
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      "ipa": "/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia⁵³/"
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      "zh-pron": "žɛnʹčžɛ"
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      "ipa": "/ʐən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "jan² dze²"
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      "zh-pron": "yen² zé²"
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      "ipa": "/jɐn³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "jím-chiá"
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      "ipa": "/zim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia⁴¹/",
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"忍者" meaning in Chinese

Noun