曲線

See also: 曲线

Chinese

		tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (曲線/曲綫)		曲	線/綫
simp. (曲线)		曲	线

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qūxiàn, qǔxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧㄢˋ, ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kuk¹ sin³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khiok-sòaⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kêg⁴ suan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qūxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyusiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-hsien⁴
    • Yale: chyū-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiushiann
    • Palladius: цюйсянь (cjujsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common misreading)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǔxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyǔsiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü³-hsien⁴
    • Yale: chyǔ-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheushiann
    • Palladius: цюйсянь (cjujsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kuk¹ sin³
    • Yale: kūk sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kuk⁷ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: kug¹ xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊk̚⁵ siːn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiok-sòaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: khiok-suànn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioksvoax
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ suã²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kêg⁴ suan³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khek suàⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰek̚²⁻⁴ sũã²¹³/

Noun

曲線

1. curve; bend; curl; curvature

   蒂姆·伯頓導演的電影出名的原因是在這些影片中有很多的曲線。 [MSC, trad.]
   蒂姆·伯顿导演的电影出名的原因是在这些影片中有很多的曲线。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dìmǔ Bódùn dǎoyǎn de diànyǐng chūmíng de yuányīn shì zài zhèxiē yǐngpiàn zhōng yǒu hěnduō de qūxiàn. [Pinyin]

   The movies Tim Burton directs are famous for their many curves.

2. (geometry) curve (Classifier: 條／条 m; 根 m)
3. curved contour; curves; curvaceous figure of a woman

Antonyms

• 直線／直线 (zhíxiàn)

Derived terms

• 二次曲線／二次曲线
• 保留曲線／保留曲线
• 共軛雙曲線／共轭双曲线
• 圓錐曲線／圆锥曲线 (yuánzhuī qūxiàn)
• 壓平曲線／压平曲线 (yāpíng qūxiàn)
• 學習曲線／学习曲线
• 平面曲線／平面曲线
• 龐琴曲線／庞琴曲线
• 曲線板／曲线板
• 曲線美／曲线美 (qūxiànměi)
• 橢圓曲線／椭圆曲线 (tuǒyuán qūxiàn)
• 空間曲線／空间曲线
• 超橢圓曲線／超椭圆曲线 (chāotuǒyuán qūxiàn)
• 雙曲線／双曲线 (shuāngqūxiàn)

 

Adjective

曲線

1. (attributive) indirect; roundabout; circuitous; inexplicit

Verb

曲線

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly Internet slang) to do something indirectly, usually in a mocking or ridiculing manner

   其實你係曲線緊定係真心鍾意佢㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   其实你系曲线紧定系真心钟意佢㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   kei⁴ sat⁶ nei⁵ hai⁶ kuk¹ sin³ gan² ding⁶ hai⁶ zan¹ sam¹ zung¹ ji³ keoi⁵ gaa³? [Jyutping]

   Actually, are you mocking and pretending [to be liking him], or do you genuinely like him?

Related terms

• 曲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曲	線
きょく Grade: 3	せん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょくせん [kyòkúséń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞kɯ̟̊ᵝsẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

曲(きょく)線(せん) • (kyokusen) 

1. curve

Antonyms

• 直線(ちょくせん) (chokusen): straight line

Derived terms

• 曲線美
• 正弦曲線

Korean

Hanja in this term
曲	線

Noun

曲線 • (gokseon) (hangeul 곡선)

1. Hanja form^? of 곡선 (“curve”).