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敘述

敘述

See also: 叙述

Chinese

		narrate	to state; to tell; to narrate to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
trad. (敘述)		敘	述
simp. (叙述)		叙	述
alt. forms		敍述

Verb

敘述

to relate (a story or information), to tell or talk about, to recount

Noun

敘述

narration, telling, narrative, account

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xùshù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ ㄕㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi⁶ seot⁶
Min Nan (POJ): sǐr-soa̍t / sū-su̍t / sū-soa̍t / sī-soa̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xùshù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ ㄕㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiwshuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi⁶ seot⁶
  - Yale: jeuih seuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey⁶ soet⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɵy̯²² sɵt̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐr-soa̍t
  - Tâi-lô: sǐr-sua̍t
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ²² suat̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-su̍t
  - Tâi-lô: sū-su̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxsut
  - IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ sut̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ sut̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-soa̍t
  - Tâi-lô: sū-sua̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxsoat
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ suat̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī-soa̍t
  - Tâi-lô: sī-sua̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sixsoat
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²²⁻²¹ suat̚¹²¹/