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烈士

烈士

Chinese

		ardent; intense; split ardent; intense; split; crack; rend	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (烈士)		烈	士

Noun

烈士

martyr

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lièshì

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lit⁶ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: lièshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liehshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    劣勢／劣势
    烈士
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lit⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: liht sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lit⁹ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /liːt̚² siː²²/