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即使

即使

Chinese

		namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near	to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
simp. and trad. (即使)		即	使

Conjunction

即使

even though; even if

即使聽日落雨，我也會出去。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]

即使听日落雨，我也会出去。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

Zik¹ si² ting¹ jat⁶ lok⁶ jyu⁵, ngo⁵ jaa⁵ wui⁶ ceot¹ heoi³. [Jyutping]

I will go out tomorrow, even if it rains.

即使你離開，我熱情未改 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]

即使你离开，我热情未改 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

From: 張學友 (lyricist 劉卓輝, 還是覺得你最好

zik¹ si² nei⁵ lei⁴ hoi¹, ngo⁵ jit⁶ cing⁴ mei⁶ goi² [Jyutping]

Even though you have left, my passion remains unchanged

Synonyms

即便 (jíbiàn)

See also

雖然／虽然 (suīrán)
儘管／尽管 (jǐnguǎn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jíshǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹ si²
Min Nan (POJ): chek-sú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jíshǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyy
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik¹ si²
  - Yale: jīk sí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ si²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek-sú
  - Tâi-lô: tsik-sú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeksuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ su⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ su⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴¹/