器使

Chinese

		device; tool; utensil	to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
trad. (器使)		器	使
simp. #(器使)		器	使

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qìshǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei³ si², hei³ sai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qìshǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìshǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi⁴-shih³
    • Yale: chì-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihshyy
    • Palladius: циши (ciši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei³ si², hei³ sai²
    • Yale: hei sí, hei sái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei³ si², hei³ sai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi³ xi², héi³ sei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³³ siː³⁵/, /hei̯³³ sɐi̯³⁵/

Verb

器使

1. to give somebody work suited to his abilities; to assign jobs to people according to their abilities