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朽木

朽木

Chinese

		rotten	tree; wood
simp. and trad. (朽木)		朽	木

Noun

朽木

rotten wood
(figuratively) hopeless case; good-for-nothing

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǔmù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nau² muk⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hiú-bo̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǔmù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheoumuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nau² muk⁶
  - Yale: náu muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nau² muk⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /nɐu̯³⁵ mʊk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiú-bo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: hiú-bo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiw'bok
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹/