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壽司

壽司

See also: 寿司

Chinese

		(long) life	company; control
trad. (壽司)		壽	司
simp. (寿司)		寿	司

Noun

壽司

sushi

Etymology

From Japanese 寿司 ‎(sushi).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shòusī

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ si¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): su-sí
Min Nan (POJ): sú-sih

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shòusī
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄙ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showsy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau⁶ si¹
  - Yale: sauh sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ si¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² siː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: su-sí
  - Hakka Romanization System: su xi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su⁴ xi³
  - IPA: /su⁵⁵ ɕi³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sú-sih
  - Tâi-lô: sú-sih
  - Phofsit Daibuun: swsiq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiʔ³²/