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虛歲

虛歲

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	year; years old; (a measure word)
trad. (虛歲)		虛	歲
simp. (虚岁)		虚	岁

Noun

虛歲

nominal age (reckoned by the traditional method, i.e. considering a person one year old at birth and adding a year each lunar new year)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xūsuì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄙㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ seoi³
Min Nan (POJ): hir-hèr / hi-hè / hu-hè / hi-hòe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xūsuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄙㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiusuey
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: heoi¹ seoi³
  - Yale: hēui seui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ soey³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-hèr
  - Tâi-lô: hir-hèr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ hə⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-hè
  - Tâi-lô: hi-hè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hi'hex
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ he¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-hè
  - Tâi-lô: hu-hè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hu'hex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² he²¹/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-hòe
  - Tâi-lô: hi-huè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hi'hoex
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ hue²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² hue²¹/