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絲綢

絲綢

Chinese

		silk; thread; trace	(light) silk
trad. (絲綢)		絲	綢
simp. (丝绸)		丝	绸

Noun

絲綢

silk (as cloth or fabric)

Derived terms

柞絲綢／柞丝绸 (zuòsīchóu)

絲綢之路／丝绸之路 (sīchóuzhīlù)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sīchóu

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄔㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ cau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): si-tiû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: sīchóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄔㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sychour
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    私讎／私雠
    絲綢／丝绸
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ cau⁴
  - Yale: sī chàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ tsau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-tiû
  - Tâi-lô: si-tiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si'diuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² tiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi³³ tiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² tiu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ tiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ tiu²³/