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Definition 2024

坐視

坐視

See also: 坐视

Chinese

		to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.)	to look at; to regard; to inspect
trad. (坐視)		坐	視
simp. (坐视)		坐	视

Verb

坐視

to sit by and watch; to sit tight and look on; to sit and observe without participating or helping

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuòshì

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co⁵ si⁶, zo⁶ zi⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chǒ͘-sī / chō-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zuòshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    作事
    作勢／作势
    做事
    坐視／坐视
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: co⁵ si⁶, zo⁶ zi⁶
  - Yale: chóh sih, joh jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso⁵ si⁶, dzo⁶ dzi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː¹³ siː²²/, /t͡sɔː²² t͡siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǒ͘-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsǒo-sī
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ²² ɕi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsō-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoixsi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɤ²²⁻²¹ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɤ²²⁻²¹ ɕi²²/