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寫字

寫字

See also: 写字

Chinese

		to write	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (寫字)		寫	字
simp. (写字)		写	字

Verb

寫字

to write characters

Derived terms

寫字樓／写字楼 (xiězìlóu)
寫字檯／写字台 (xiězìtái)

寫字間／写字间

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiězì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se² zi⁶
Min Nan (POJ): siá-lī / siá-jī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiězì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieetzyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: se² zi⁶
  - Yale: sé jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se² dzi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ t͡siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-lī
  - Tâi-lô: siá-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siafli
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-jī
  - Tâi-lô: siá-jī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siafji
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑi³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑi²²/