初始

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	begin
trad. (初始)		初	始
simp. #(初始)		初	始
anagram		始初

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūshǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ ci²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūshǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chushǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-shih³
    • Yale: chū-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chushyy
    • Palladius: чуши (čuši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ ci²
    • Yale: chō chí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ tsi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 初始

1. initial; original