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尋思

尋思

See also: 寻思

Chinese

		to search; to look for; to seek	to think; to consider
trad. (尋思)		尋	思
simp. (寻思)		寻	思

Verb

尋思

to ponder; to think something over

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xúnsī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ si¹
Min Nan (POJ): sîm-sir / sîm-su

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xúnsī → xúnsi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙ → ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyun.sy
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/ → /ɕyn³⁵ sz̩³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ si¹
  - Yale: chàhm sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ si¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ siː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîm-sir
  - Tâi-lô: sîm-sir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕim²⁴⁻²² sɯ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîm-su
  - Tâi-lô: sîm-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: simsw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕim²⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim¹³⁻²² su⁴⁴/