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虛詞

虛詞

See also: 虚词

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	works; phrases; classical Chinese poem works; phrases; classical Chinese poem; word; diction
trad. (虛詞)		虛	詞
simp. (虚词)		虚	词

Noun

虛詞

(grammar) function word; a word with a purely grammatical function

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xūcí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄘˊ
Min Nan (POJ): hir-sîr / hu-sû / hi-sû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xūcí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄘˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiutsyr
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-sîr
  - Tâi-lô: hir-sîr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ sɯ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-sû
  - Tâi-lô: hu-sû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: husuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² su²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-sû
  - Tâi-lô: hi-sû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hisuu
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ su²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ su²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² su¹³/