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生疏

生疏

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	negligent; sparse; thin
simp. and trad. (生疏)		生	疏

Adjective

生疏

(Advanced Mandarin) not familiar
(Advanced Mandarin) out of practice; rusty

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shēngshū

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ so¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâng-sô
Min Nan (POJ): chheⁿ-so͘ / chhiⁿ-so͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shēngshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saang¹ so¹
  - Yale: sāang sō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ so¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːŋ⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâng-sô
  - Hakka Romanization System: sang´ so´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sang¹ so¹
  - IPA: /saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ so²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-so͘ / chhiⁿ-so͘
  - Tâi-lô: tshenn-soo / tshinn-soo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhvesof, chvisof
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰẽ³³ sɔ³³/, /t͡ɕʰĩ³³ sɔ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/