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洗禮

洗禮

See also: 洗礼

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	gift; propriety; rite
trad. (洗禮)		洗	禮
simp. (洗礼)		洗	礼

Noun

洗禮

baptism

Verb

洗禮

to baptize

Synonyms

浸禮／浸礼

Korean

Hanja in this term
洗	禮

Noun

洗禮 • ‎(serye) ‎(hangeul 세례)

Hanja form^? of 세례, “baptism”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xǐlǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² lai⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sé-lî
Min Nan (POJ): sóe-lé / sé-lé

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xǐlǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiilii
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai² lai⁵
  - Yale: sái láih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai² lai⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ lɐi̯¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sé-lî
  - Hakka Romanization System: se` li´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: se³ li¹
  - IPA: /se³¹ li²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sóe-lé
  - Tâi-lô: sué-lé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soeflea
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sé-lé
  - Tâi-lô: sé-lé
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seflea
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /se⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ le⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/