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祭祀

祭祀

Chinese

		offer sacrifice; hold memorial service	offer sacrifice to
simp. and trad. (祭祀)		祭	祀

Verb

祭祀

to offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors

Japanese

Kanji in this term
祭	祀
さい Grade: 3	し Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

祭祀 ‎(hiragana さいし, romaji saishi)

ritual

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jìsì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄙˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zai³ zi⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chè-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jìsì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄙˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihsyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zai³ zi⁶
  - Yale: jai jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzai³ dzi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chè-sū
  - Tâi-lô: tsè-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeasu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡se²¹⁻⁵³ su²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡se²¹⁻⁵³ su²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡se¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡se²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/