石首
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Chinese
| rock; stone; 10 pecks | head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (石首) |
石 | 首 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄕㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhshǒu
- Wade–Giles: shih2-shou3
- Yale: shŕ-shǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrshoou
- Palladius: шишоу (šišou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sek6 sau2
- Yale: sehk sáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sek9 sau2
- Guangdong Romanization: ség6 seo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
石首
Proper noun
石首