稀世

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad. (稀世)		稀	世
alternative forms		希世

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ sai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sishìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: syī-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishyh
    • Palladius: сиши (siši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei¹ sai³
    • Yale: hēi sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ sei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 稀世

1. (chiefly attributive) rare; uncommon; unique