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救星

救星

Chinese

		to save; to assist; to rescue	star; satellite; small amount
simp. and trad. (救星)		救	星

Noun

救星

liberator; emancipator; savior

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiùxīng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ sing¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiu-sên

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiùxīng → jiùxing (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ → ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiow.shing
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ → /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ sing¹
  - Yale: gau sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ sing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiu-sên
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu sen´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu⁴ sen¹
  - IPA: /ki̯u⁵⁵ sen²⁴/