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隸書

隸書

See also: 隶书

Chinese

		attached to; scribe	book; letter
trad. (隸書)		隸	書
simp. (隶书)		隶	书

Noun

隸書

(writing) clerical script (an archaic style of Chinese calligraphy, still used for signboards or advertisements)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lìshū

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dai⁶ syu¹
Min Nan (POJ): lē-su

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: lìshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihshu
  - IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    曆書／历书
    隸書／隶书
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dai⁶ syu¹
  - Yale: daih syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dai⁶ sy¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯²² ɕyː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lē-su
  - Tâi-lô: lē-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lexsw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /le²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /le⁴¹⁻²² su³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /le²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /le³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /le³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/