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死路

死路

Chinese

		to die; inpassable; uncrossable to die; inpassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	road; path; way
simp. and trad. (死路)		死	路

Noun

死路

blind alley, dead end
the road to ruin (or destruction)

Synonyms

死胡同 (sǐhútóng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sǐlù

(Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² lou⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sí-lu
Min Nan (POJ): sí-lō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sǐlù
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syyluh
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei² lou⁶
  - Yale: séi louh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei² lou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sei̯³⁵ lou̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sí-lu
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi` lu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi³ lu⁴
  - IPA: /ɕi³¹ lu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sí-lō͘
  - Tâi-lô: sí-lōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sylo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/