下雨了

Chinese

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		to rain	to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
trad. (下雨了)		下雨	了
simp. #(下雨了)		下雨	了

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàyǔ le

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ jyu⁵ liu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàyǔ le
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ ˙ㄌㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàyǔ le̊
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-yü³ lê⁵
    • Yale: syà-yǔ le
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahyeu .le
    • Palladius: сяюй лэ (sjajuj lɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴ lə⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ jyu⁵ liu⁵
    • Yale: hah yúh líuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ jy⁵ liu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ yu⁵ liu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² jyː¹³ liːu̯¹³/

Phrase

1. It’s raining.