絲綢
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Chinese
| silk; thread; trace | (light) silk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (絲綢) | 絲 | 綢 | |
| simp. (丝绸) | 丝 | 绸 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): si1 cau4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̂-chhù
- Northern Min (KCR): sí-diû
- Eastern Min (BUC): sĭ-dièu
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1sy-zeu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sihchóu
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ1-chʻou2
- Yale: sz̄-chóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sychour
- Palladius: сычоу (syčou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- Homophones:
私仇
私讎／私雠
絲綢／丝绸
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сычу (sɨču, I-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰou²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si1 cau4
- Yale: sī chàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 tsau4
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 ceo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̂-chhù
- Hakka Romanization System: siiˊ cuˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: si1 cu2
- Sinological IPA: /sɨ²⁴ t͡sʰu¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sí-diû
- Sinological IPA (key): /si⁵⁴ tiu³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: sĭ-dièu
- Sinological IPA (key): /si⁵⁵ (t-)lieu⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
絲綢
- silk (as cloth or fabric)