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吸收

吸收

Chinese

		to breathe; to suck in; to absorb to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale	to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)
simp. and trad. (吸收)		吸	收

Verb

吸收

(of moisture, liquid, etc.) to absorb; to suck up
(of people, technology, etc.) to accept; to take in; to assimilate
(of nutrients) to ingest; to intake

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīshōu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄕㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹ sau¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khi̍p-sû
Min Nan (POJ): khip-siu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīshōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄕㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishou
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kap¹ sau¹
  - Yale: kāp sāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷ sau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khi̍p-sû
  - Hakka Romanization System: kib su´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kib⁶ su¹
  - IPA: /kʰip̚⁵ su²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khip-siu
  - Tâi-lô: khip-siu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qipsiw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiu⁴⁴/