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守夜

守夜

Chinese

		to guard	night
simp. and trad. (守夜)		守	夜

Noun

守夜

night watch
vigil, wake

Verb

守夜

to perform night watch
to hold a vigil

Derived terms

守夜人 (shǒuyèrén)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shǒuyè

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² je^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shǒuyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoouyeh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɛ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² je^6-2
  - Yale: sáu yé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² je^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ jɛː²²⁻³⁵/