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Definition 2024

肇事

肇事

Chinese

		at first; devise; originate	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (肇事)		肇	事

Verb

肇事

to cause trouble; to create a disturbance

Derived terms

肇事逃逸 (zhàoshì táoyì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhàoshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu⁶ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): tiǎu-sīr / tiāu-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhàoshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jawshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhàoshìr
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄕˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jawshell
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩əɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: siuh sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu⁶ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯²² siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiǎu-sīr
  - Tâi-lô: tiǎu-sīr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiaʊ²² sɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiāu-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tiāu-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diauxsu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiaʊ²²⁻²¹ su²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaʊ²²⁻²¹ su²²/