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休戚

休戚

Chinese

		to rest	relative
simp. and trad. (休戚)		休	戚

Noun

休戚

joy and sorrow

Japanese

Kanji in this term
休	戚
きゅう Grade: 1	せき Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

休戚 ‎(hiragana きゅうせき, romaji kyūseki)

joy and sorrow

Korean

Hanja in this term
休	戚

Noun

休戚 • ‎(hyucheok) ‎(hangeul 휴척)

Hanja form^? of 휴척, “joy and sorrow”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiūqī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡㄑㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ cik¹
Min Nan (POJ): hiu-chhek

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiūqī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡㄑㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiouchi
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau¹ cik¹
  - Yale: yāu chīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ tsik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiu-chhek
  - Tâi-lô: hiu-tshik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiuzheg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiu³³ t͡ɕʰiɪk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiɪk̚³²/