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說詞

說詞

See also: 说词

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	works; phrases; classical Chinese poem works; phrases; classical Chinese poem; word; diction
trad. (說詞)		說	詞
simp. (说词)		说	词

Noun

說詞

(literary) explanation; excuse; plea; pretext; justification

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shuōcí

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛㄘˊ
Min Nan (POJ): soeh-sû / seh-sû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shuōcí
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛㄘˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuotsyr
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soeh-sû / seh-sû
  - Tâi-lô: sueh-sû / seh-sû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soehsuu, sehsuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ su²⁴/, /se(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ su²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sue(ʔ)⁵ su²⁴/, /se(ʔ)⁵ su²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ su¹³/, /se(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ su¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ su²⁴/, /se(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ su²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ su²³/, /se(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ su²³/