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餘生

餘生

See also: 余生

Chinese

		remainder	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (餘生)		餘	生
simp. (余生)		余	生

Noun

餘生

remainder of one's life; one's remaining years
survival after a disaster

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yúshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ sang¹
Min Nan (POJ): îr-sng / û-seng / î-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yúshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yusheng
  - IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    餘生／余生
    魚生／鱼生
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ sang¹
  - Yale: yùh sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ sang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: îr-sng
  - Tâi-lô: îr-sng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɯ²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: û-seng
  - Tâi-lô: û-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: usefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /u²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-seng
  - Tâi-lô: î-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: isefng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i¹³⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/