K書

Chinese

			book; letter
trad. (K書)		K	書
simp. (K书)		K	书

Etymology

From Hokkien 齧／啮 (khè, “to gnaw”) + Mandarin 書／书 (shū, “book”), literally “to gnaw on books”. Compare 啃書／啃书.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kēishū

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄟ ㄕㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: K-shū
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄟ ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: keishu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻei¹-shu¹
    • Yale: kēi-shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keishu
    • Palladius: кэйшу (kɛjšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

Verb

K書

1. (Taiwanese Mandarin) to cram; to study