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敘舊

敘舊

See also: 叙旧

Chinese

		narrate	old (opposite of new); former
trad. (敘舊)		敘	舊
simp. (叙旧)		叙	旧

Verb

敘舊

to reminisce; to talk about former times

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xùjiù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi⁶ gau⁶
Min Nan (POJ): sǐr-kiū / sū-kiū / sī-kiū / sǐr-kū / sū-kū / sī-kū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xùjiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiwjiow
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi⁶ gau⁶
  - Yale: jeuih gauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey⁶ gau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɵy̯²² kɐu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐr-kiū
  - Tâi-lô: sǐr-kiū
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ²² kiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-kiū
  - Tâi-lô: sū-kiū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxkiu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ kiu²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-kiū
  - Tâi-lô: sī-kiū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sixkiu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²²⁻²¹ kiu²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐr-kū
  - Tâi-lô: sǐr-kū
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ²² ku⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-kū
  - Tâi-lô: sū-kū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxku
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ ku²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-kū
  - Tâi-lô: sī-kū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sixku
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²²⁻²¹ ku²²/