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噬嗑

噬嗑

Chinese

		devour; to bite	to crack (seeds) with front teeth
simp. and trad. (噬嗑)		噬	嗑

Noun

噬嗑

the twenty-first hexagram of the I Ching, known as gnawing bite.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shìhé

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai⁶ hap⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shìhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhher
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    噬嗑
    適合／适合
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai⁶ hap⁶
  - Yale: saih hahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai⁶ hap⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯²² hɐp̚²/