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事態

事態

See also: 事态

Chinese

		matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	attitude
trad. (事態)		事	態
simp. (事态)		事	态

Noun

事態

situation; state of affairs; circumstances

Usage notes

事態／事态 often has a negative connotation.

Synonyms

局面 (júmiàn)
局勢／局势 (júshì)
情況／情况 (qíngkuàng)
情勢／情势 (qíngshì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
事	態
じ Grade: 3	たい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

事態 ‎(hiragana じたい, romaji jitai)

situation (usually negative), current state of affairs, circumstances

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shìtài

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ taai³
Min Nan (POJ): sū-thài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shìtài
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhtay
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    世態／世态
    事態／事态
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁶ taai³
  - Yale: sih taai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ taai³
  - IPA ^(key): /siː²² tʰɑːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-thài
  - Tâi-lô: sū-thài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxtaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ tʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁴¹⁻²² tʰaɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²²⁻²¹ tʰaɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ tʰaɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ tʰaɪ²¹/