稍候

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Chinese

		somewhat; a little	wait
trad. (稍候)		稍	候
simp. ^#(稍候)		稍	候

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shāohòu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saau² hau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shāohòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠㄏㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shaohòu
  - Wade–Giles: shao¹-hou⁴
  - Yale: shāu-hòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shauhow
  - Palladius: шаохоу (šaoxou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    稍候
    稍後 / 稍后
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saau² hau⁶
  - Yale: sáau hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saau² hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sao² heo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːu̯³⁵ hɐu̯²²/

Verb

稍候

to wait a moment
正在檢修，請您稍候。 [MSC, trad.]
正在检修，请您稍候。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhèngzài jiǎnxiū, qǐng nín shāohòu.
Maintenance in progress – please wait.

Usage notes

Not to be mixed up with 稍後 / 稍后 (shāohòu, “later”).

Synonyms

且等 (Puxian Min)
小等 (Hokkien)
稍等 (shāoděng)
等一下 (děng yīxià)
等一下仔 (Hakka)
等一陣 / 等一阵 (dang² jat¹ zan⁶) (Cantonese)
等咧 (Hokkien)
等陣 / 等阵 (dang² zan⁶) (Cantonese)
較等 / 较等 (Hokkien)

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