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聖旨

聖旨

See also: 圣旨

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	imperial decree; purport; aim imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
trad. (聖旨)		聖	旨
simp. (圣旨)		圣	旨

Noun

聖旨 (classifier 道 (dào))

imperial edict

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shèngzhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ zi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳn-chṳ́
Min Nan (POJ): sèng-chí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shèngzhǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄓˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqjyy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ zi²
  - Yale: sing jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ dzi²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin zii`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ zi³
  - IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-chí
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangcie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕi⁴¹/