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Definition 2024

四處

四處

See also: 四处

Chinese

		four; 4	a place; location; spot a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with
trad. (四處)		四	處
simp. (四处)		四	处

Adverb

四處

everywhere, in all directions
- 他四處尋找丟失的鑰匙。 [MSC, trad.]
  
  他四处寻找丢失的钥匙。 [MSC, simp.]
  
  Tā sìchù xúnzhǎo diūshī de yàochí. [Pinyin]
  
  He looked here and there for the missing keys.
- 他的工作要求他全國四處跑。 [MSC, trad.]
  
  他的工作要求他全国四处跑。 [MSC, simp.]
  
  Tā de gōngzuò yàoqiú tā quánguó sìchù pǎo. [Pinyin]
  
  His work required him to move about the country.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sìchù

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ cyu⁵
Min Nan (POJ): sìr-chhìr / sì-chhù / sù-chhì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sìchù
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhchuh
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ cyu⁵
  - Yale: sei chyúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ tsy⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ t͡ɕʰyː¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìr-chhìr
  - Tâi-lô: sìr-tshìr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-chhù
  - Tâi-lô: sì-tshù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siezhux
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰu²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù-chhì
  - Tâi-lô: sù-tshì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suochix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/