對食
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Chinese
couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right |
eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (對食) | 對 | 食 | |
| simp. (对食) | 对 | 食 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duèishíh
- Wade–Giles: tui4-shih2
- Yale: dwèi-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueyshyr
- Palladius: дуйши (dujši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: deoi3 sik6
- Yale: deui sihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: doey3 sik9
- Guangdong Romanization: dêu3 xig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɵy̯³³ sɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
對食
- (literary) to be in front of food
- (literary) to eat together; to have a meal together
- (literary, historical, between palace maids or between a palace maid and a eunuch) to love each other; to be in a marriage-like relationship