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通俗

通俗

Chinese

		go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open	vulgar
simp. and trad. (通俗)		通	俗

Adjective

通俗

understandable and enjoyed by the general public; popular; common

Derived terms

通俗文化 (tōngsú wénhuà)

通俗歌曲

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tōngsú

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥㄙㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tung¹ zuk⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thûng-siu̍k
Min Nan (POJ): thong-sio̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tōngsú
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥㄙㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tongswu
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ su³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tung¹ zuk⁶
  - Yale: tūng juhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tung¹ dzuk⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thûng-siu̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: tung´ xiug
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tung¹ xiug⁶
  - IPA: /tʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕi̯uk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thong-sio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: thong-sio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tongsiok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔŋ³³ ɕiɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔk̚⁴/