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宿舍

宿舍

See also: 宿舎

Chinese

		(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night (a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former	residence
simp. and trad. (宿舍)		宿	舍

Noun

宿舍

dormitory; living quarters (Classifier: 間／间)

Usage notes

宿舍 can refer to the living quarters of not just students but also staff of any institution or organisation.

See also

旅舍 (lǚshè)
旅社 (lǚshè)
寢室／寝室 (qǐnshì)
招待所 (zhāodàisuǒ)
(Min Nan) 學寮／学寮 (ha̍k-liâu)

Derived terms

宿舍樓／宿舍楼 (sùshèlóu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sùshè

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): suk¹ se³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): suk-sa
Min Nan (POJ): siok-sià

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sùshè
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhsheh
  - IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: suk¹ se³
  - Yale: sūk se
  - Cantonese Pinyin: suk⁷ se³
  - IPA ^(key): /sʊk̚⁵ sɛː³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: suk-sa
  - Hakka Romanization System: sug` sa
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sug⁵ sa⁴
  - IPA: /suk̚² sa⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siok-sià
  - Tâi-lô: siok-sià
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioksiax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɕia²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɕia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɕia²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɕia¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɕia²¹/