施施

Chinese

		distribute (alms); to do; to execute distribute (alms); to do; to execute; to carry out	distribute (alms); to do; to execute distribute (alms); to do; to execute; to carry out
trad. (施施)		施	施
simp. #(施施)		施	施

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yíyí, shīshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄧˊ, ㄕ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yíyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yíyí
    • Wade–Giles: i²-i²
    • Yale: yí-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiyi
    • Palladius: ии (ii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ i³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, alternative pronunciation)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shīshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shihshih
    • Wade–Giles: shih¹-shih¹
    • Yale: shr̄-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyshy
    • Palladius: шиши (šiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: si¹ si¹
    • Yale: sī sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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Adverb

施施

1. (literary) walking slowly and relaxedly

   • 其隙也，則施施而行，漫漫而遊。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     其隙也，则施施而行，漫漫而游。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Liu Zongyuan, 《始得西山宴遊記》

     Qí xì yě, zé yíyí ér xíng, mànmàn ér yóu. [Pinyin]

     When I am free, I would stride slowly and wander around.

2. (literary) proudly; jauntily

   • 而良人未之知也，施施從外來，驕其妻妾。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     而良人未之知也，施施从外来，骄其妻妾。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Ér liángrén wèi zhī zhī yě, yíyí cóng wài lái, jiāo qí qī qiè. [Pinyin]

     In the meantime the husband, knowing nothing of all this, came in with a jaunty air, carrying himself proudly to his wife and concubine.

Derived terms

• 施施然