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掃灑

掃灑

See also: 扫洒

Chinese

		broom; to sweep	spill; sprinkle
trad. (掃灑)		掃	灑
simp. (扫洒)		扫	洒

Verb

掃灑

(literary or Min Nan) to sweep; to thoroughly clean up; to sprinkle water and sweep the floor
(literary) to pacify with violence

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sǎosǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˇ ㄙㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ saa²
Min Nan (POJ): sàu-sè

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sǎosǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˇ ㄙㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saosaa
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou³ saa²
  - Yale: sou sá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ saa²
  - IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ sɑː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu-sè
  - Tâi-lô: sàu-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: saosex
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /saʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /saʊ²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹/