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樸素

樸素

See also: 朴素

Chinese

		Pak or Park (Korean surname); plain and simple	plain; element
trad. (樸素)		樸	素
simp. (朴素)		朴	素
anagram		素樸／素朴

Adjective

樸素

plain; simple; unadorned (of colours, designs, styles, etc.)
frugal; economical; thrifty
humble and down-to-earth; sincere and honest
natural
spontaneous

Synonyms

樸實／朴实 (pǔshí)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pǔsù, púsù

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ, ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pok³ sou³
Min Nan (POJ): phok-sò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: pǔsù
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: puusuh
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ su⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: púsù
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pwusuh
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰu³⁵ su⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pok³ sou³
  - Yale: pok sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pok⁸ sou³
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːk̚³ sou̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phok-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: phok-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoksox
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ sɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ²¹/