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稀薄

稀薄

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	thin; slight; meagre thin; slight; meagre; small; ungenerous; unkind; mean; frivolous; despise; belittle; to approach; to go near; peppermint
simp. and trad. (稀薄)		稀	薄

Adjective

稀薄

(of air, gas etc.) thin; rarefied

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xībó

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄅㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ bok⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hi-po̍k / hi-po̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xībó
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄅㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shibor
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    稀薄
    錫伯／锡伯
    錫箔／锡箔
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ bok⁶
  - Yale: hēi bohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ bok⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ pɔːk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-po̍k
  - Tâi-lô: hi-po̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hi'pok
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ pɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² pɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² pɔk̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-po̍h
  - Tâi-lô: hi-po̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hi'poih
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ pɤʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² pɤʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² pɤʔ¹²¹/