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書信

書信

See also: 书信

Chinese

		book; letter	letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
trad. (書信)		書	信
simp. (书信)		书	信

Noun

書信

letter; epistle; written message

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shūxìn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄒㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syu¹ seon³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sû-sin
Min Nan (POJ): su-sìn / chir-sìn / si-sìn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shūxìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄒㄧㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shushinn
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: syu¹ seon³
  - Yale: syū seun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sy¹ soen³
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyː⁵⁵ sɵn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sû-sin
  - Hakka Romanization System: su´ xin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su¹ xin⁴
  - IPA: /su²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-sìn
  - Tâi-lô: su-sìn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: susixn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕin²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chir-sìn
  - Tâi-lô: tsir-sìn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ³³ ɕin⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-sìn
  - Tâi-lô: si-sìn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sisixn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² ɕin²¹/