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坐失

坐失

Chinese

		to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.)	to lose; to miss; to fail
simp. and trad. (坐失)		坐	失

Verb

坐失

to miss an opportunity; to let something slip

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuòshī

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ sat¹
Min Nan (POJ): chǒ͘-sit / chō-sit

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zuòshī
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohshy
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    作詩／作诗
    坐失
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo⁶ sat¹
  - Yale: joh sāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ sat⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² sɐt̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǒ͘-sit
  - Tâi-lô: tsǒo-sit
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ²² ɕit̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō-sit
  - Tâi-lô: tsō-sit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoixsid
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɤ²²⁻²¹ ɕit̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɤ²²⁻²¹ ɕit̚³²/