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世故

世故

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
simp. and trad. (世故)		世	故

Noun

世故

ways of the world

Derived terms

人情世故 (rénqíngshìgù)
老於世故／老于世故

飽經世故／饱经世故

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shìgù

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ gu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shìgù
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhguh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    世故
    事故
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai³ gu³
  - Yale: sai gu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ gu³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ kuː³³/