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失恃

失恃

Chinese

		to lose; to miss; to fail	rely upon
simp. and trad. (失恃)		失	恃

Verb

失恃

to lose one's mother; to be bereaved of one's mother
to lose somebody or something one used to rely on

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shīshì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sat¹ ci⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shīshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    失事
    失勢／失势
    失恃
    師事／师事
    施事
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sat¹ ci⁵
  - Yale: sāt chíh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sat⁷ tsi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³/