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除夕

除夕

Chinese

		remove; do away with; wipe out remove; do away with; wipe out; divide; except	dusk; evening
simp. and trad. (除夕)		除	夕

Noun

除夕

New Year's Eve

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chúxī, chúxì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˊ ㄒㄧ, ㄔㄨˊ ㄒㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi⁴ zik⁶
Min Nan (POJ): tî-se̍k / tû-se̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: chúxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˊ ㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwushi
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: chúxì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˊ ㄒㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwushih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi⁴ zik⁶
  - Yale: chèuih jihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey⁴ dzik⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɵy̯²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tî-se̍k / tû-se̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tî-si̍k / tû-si̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: disek, dusek
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ti²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪk̚⁴/, /tu²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ti²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪk̚²⁴/, /tu²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti¹³⁻²² ɕiɪk̚¹²¹/, /tu¹³⁻²² ɕiɪk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ti²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɪk̚⁴/, /tu²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti²³⁻³³ ɕiɪk̚⁴/, /tu²³⁻³³ ɕiɪk̚⁴/