十字路口

Chinese

		cross-shaped	intersection; crossing; junction
simp. and trad. (十字路口)		十字	路口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shízì lùkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sap⁶ zi⁶ lou⁶ hau²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): sip⁵ du⁵ lu⁵ heu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shízì lùkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhzìh lùkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-tzŭ⁴ lu⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: shŕ-dz̀ lù-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrtzyh luhkoou
    • Palladius: шицзы лукоу (šiczy lukou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ zi⁶ lou⁶ hau²
    • Yale: sahp jih louh háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ dzi⁶ lou⁶ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ ji⁶ lou⁶ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² t͡siː²² lou̯²² hɐu̯³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: sip⁵ du⁵ lu⁵ heu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sip̚³² tu³² lu³² heu⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 十字路口

1. cross-shaped intersection; street crossing
2. (figurative) turning point

   人生的十字路口  ―  rénshēng de shízìlùkǒu  ―  crossroads of life

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 十字路頭／十字路头

Related terms

• 丁字路口 (dīngzì lùkǒu)

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