嫡系

Chinese

		first wife; son of first wife	be; system; to tie be; system; to tie; department; faculty
trad. (嫡系)		嫡	系
simp. #(嫡系)		嫡	系

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): díxì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˊ ㄒㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dik¹ hai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: díxì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˊ ㄒㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dísì
    • Wade–Giles: ti²-hsi⁴
    • Yale: dí-syì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dyishih
    • Palladius: диси (disi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dik¹ hai⁶
    • Yale: dīk haih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dik⁷ hai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dig¹ hei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪk̚⁵ hɐi̯²²/

Noun

嫡系

1. direct line of descent
2. (figuratively) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Synonyms

• 直系 (zhíxì)