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救世

救世

Chinese

		to save; to assist; to rescue	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad. (救世)		救	世

Verb

救世

to save the world

Derived terms

救世主 (jiùshìzhǔ)

救世軍／救世军

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiùshì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ sai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiu-sṳ
Min Nan (POJ): kiù-sè

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiùshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    就事
    就勢／就势
    就是
    就試／就试
    救世
    救市
    舊事／旧事
    舊市／旧市
    舊式／旧式
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ sai³
  - Yale: gau sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ sai³
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ sɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiu-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu⁴ si⁴
  - IPA: /ki̯u⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiù-sè
  - Tâi-lô: kiù-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiuosex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹/