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器使

器使

Chinese

		device; tool; utensil	to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
simp. and trad. (器使)		器	使

Verb

器使

to give somebody work suited to his abilities; to assign jobs to people according to their abilities

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qìshǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei³ si², hei³ sai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qìshǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshyy
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei³ si², hei³ sai²
  - Yale: hei sí, hei sái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei³ si², hei³ sai²
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³³ siː³⁵/, /hei̯³³ sɐi̯³⁵/