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懾息

懾息

See also: 慑息

Chinese

		afraid; be feared; to fear afraid; be feared; to fear; to frighten; to intimidate	news; interest; breath news; interest; breath; rest
trad. (懾息)		懾	息
simp. (慑息)		慑	息

Verb

懾息

to hold one's breath due to fear

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shèxī, zhéxí

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄒㄧ, ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sip³ sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: shèxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehshi
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhéxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jershyi
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sip³ sik¹
  - Yale: sip sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sip⁸ sik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /siːp̚³ sɪk̚⁵/