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絲絲

絲絲

Chinese

		silk; thread; trace	silk; thread; trace
trad. (絲絲)		絲	絲
simp. (丝丝)		丝	丝

Adjective

絲絲

filamentous; in fine strings

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sīsī

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ si¹
Min Nan (POJ): si-si

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: sīsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄙ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sysy
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    嘶嘶
    絲絲／丝丝
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ si¹
  - Yale: sī sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ si¹
  - IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-si
  - Tâi-lô: si-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sisy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi³³ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/