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作詩

作詩

See also: 作诗

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	poem; poetry; verse
trad. (作詩)		作	詩
simp. (作诗)		作	诗

Verb

作詩

(literary) to compose a poem

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuòshī

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ si¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zuòshī
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohshy
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    作詩／作诗
    坐失
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ si¹
  - Yale: jok sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ si¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ siː⁵⁵/