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蕭瑟

蕭瑟

Chinese

		mournful	(mus. instr.)
trad. (蕭瑟)		蕭	瑟
simp. (萧瑟)		萧	瑟

Adjective

蕭瑟

rustling in the air; soughing
bleak; desolate

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiāosè

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ sat¹
Min Nan (POJ): siau-siak / siau-sek

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāosè
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄙㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauseh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu¹ sat¹
  - Yale: sīu sāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ sat⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ sɐt̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-siak
  - Tâi-lô: siau-siak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siausiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ³³ ɕiak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-sek
  - Tâi-lô: siau-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siauseg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪk̚³²/