方始

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	begin
trad. (方始)		方	始
simp. #(方始)		方	始

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fāngshǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤ ㄕˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ ci²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fāngshǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fangshǐh
    • Wade–Giles: fang¹-shih³
    • Yale: fāng-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangshyy
    • Palladius: фанши (fanši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong¹ ci²
    • Yale: fōng chí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ tsi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Conjunction

1. just then; only then; not until

Synonyms

• 才 (cái)
• 方才 (fāngcái)