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失守

失守

Chinese

		to lose; to miss; to fail	to guard
simp. and trad. (失守)		失	守

Verb

失守

to fail to defend

Etymology

From 失 (shī, “to lose”) + 守 (shǒu, “defense”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shīshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sat¹ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shīshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyshoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    失守
    失手
    屍首／尸首
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: sat¹ sau²
  - Yale: sāt sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sat⁷ sau²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    失手
    失守