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守望

守望

Chinese

		to guard	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
simp. and trad. (守望)		守	望

Verb

守望

to keep watch; to guard

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shǒuwàng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² mong⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-mong
Min Nan (POJ): siú-bōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǒuwàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoouwanq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² mong⁶
  - Yale: sáu mohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² mong⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ mɔːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-mong
  - Hakka Romanization System: su` mong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su³ mong⁴
  - IPA: /su³¹ moŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siú-bōng
  - Tâi-lô: siú-bōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siw'bong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³/