生疏

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	negligent; sparse; thin
trad. (生疏)		生	疏
simp. #(生疏)		生	疏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngshū

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄕㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ so¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâng-sô
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiⁿ-so͘ / chheⁿ-so͘ / sng-so͘ / seng-so͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngshū
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengshu
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-shu¹
    • Yale: shēng-shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshu
    • Palladius: шэншу (šɛnšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang¹ so¹
    • Yale: sāang sō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ so¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ so¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâng-sô
    • Hakka Romanization System: sang´ so´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sang¹ so¹
    • Sinological IPA: /saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ so²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-so͘
    • Tâi-lô: tshinn-soo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvisof
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰĩ³³ sɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-so͘
    • Tâi-lô: tshenn-soo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhvesof
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-so͘
    • Tâi-lô: sng-soo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sngsof
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ sɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-so͘
    • Tâi-lô: sing-soo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengsof
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/

Adjective

生疏

1. not familiar
2. out of practice; rusty
3. estranged; alienated

Synonyms

• (not familiar): 陌生 (mòshēng)
• (out of practice): 手生 (shǒushēng)
• (estranged): 疏遠／疏远 (shūyuǎn)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “out of practice”): 純熟／纯熟 (chúnshú)

Derived terms

• 人地生疏 (réndìshēngshū)

 

Related terms

• 荒疏 (huāngshū)