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惋惜

惋惜

Chinese

		regret, be sorry; alarmed	pity, regret, rue, begrudge
simp. and trad. (惋惜)		惋	惜

Verb

惋惜

to feel sorry, to regret, to bemoan

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wǎnxī, wànxí

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧ, ㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wun² sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǎnxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woanshi
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: wànxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannshyi
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wun² sik¹
  - Yale: wún sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wun² sik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /wuːn³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/