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夜宵

夜宵

Chinese

		night	night
simp. and trad. (夜宵)		夜	宵
anagram		宵夜

Alternative forms

(supper): 夜消

Noun

夜宵

late-night snack; supper

Synonyms

(supper): 宵夜 (xiāoyè)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yèxiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁶ siu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yèxiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehshiau
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    夜宵
    夜梟／夜枭
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁶ siu¹
  - Yale: yeh sīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁶ siu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛː²² siːu̯⁵⁵/