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生效

生效

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	effect; efficacy; imitate
simp. and trad. (生效)		生	效

Verb

生效

to come into effect; to take effect; to become valid

本協議自雙方簽署之日起生效。 [MSC, trad.]

本协议自双方签署之日起生效。 [MSC, simp.]

Běn xiéyì zì shuāngfāng qiānshǔ zhī rì qǐ shēngxiào. [Pinyin]

This agreement shall come into effect upon the date of signing of both parties.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shēngxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ haau⁶
Min Nan (POJ): seng-hāu / sng-hāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shēngxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    生效
    生肖
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sang¹ haau⁶
  - Yale: sāng haauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ haau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ hɑːu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-hāu
  - Tâi-lô: sing-hāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: senghau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² haʊ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² haʊ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ haʊ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ haʊ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-hāu
  - Tâi-lô: sng-hāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: snghau
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ haʊ⁴¹/