未始

Chinese

		not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	begin
trad. (未始)		未	始
simp. #(未始)		未	始

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèishǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ ci²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèishǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèishǐh
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-shih³
    • Yale: wèi-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshyy
    • Palladius: вэйши (vɛjši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁶ ci²
    • Yale: meih chí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ tsi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 未始

1. (literary) not ever
2. (literary) not necessarily

Synonyms

• (not ever): 不曾 (bùcéng), 未嘗／未尝 (wèicháng), (Min Nan) 毋捌 (“m̄ bat”)