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俗吏

俗吏

Chinese

		vulgar	minor official
simp. and trad. (俗吏)		俗	吏

Noun

俗吏

(archaic) ordinary, crass or petty official

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): súlì

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk⁶ lei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: súlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: swulih
  - IPA ^(key): /su³⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zuk⁶ lei⁶
  - Yale: juhk leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁹ lei⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚² lei̯²²/