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席捲

席捲

See also: 席卷

Chinese

		banquet; woven mat; seat banquet; woven mat; seat; place	coil; to roll
trad. (席捲/席卷)		席	捲/卷
simp. (席卷)		席	卷
Literally: “roll up like a mat”.

Verb

席捲

to carry everything before one
(figuratively) to sweep over; to sweep across; to engulf
(figuratively) to conquer; to take over

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xíjuǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˊ ㄐㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ gyun²
Min Nan (POJ): si̍t-koán / se̍k-koán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xíjuǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄐㄩㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyijeuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik⁶ gyun²
  - Yale: jihk gyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ gyn²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² kyːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍t-koán
  - Tâi-lô: si̍t-kuán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sidkoarn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕit̚²⁴⁻²² kuan⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se̍k-koán
  - Tâi-lô: si̍k-kuán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: segkoarn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪk̚⁴⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/