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尺素
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a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
plain; element
trad.
(
尺素
)
尺
素
simp.
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(
尺素
)
尺
素
Literally:
“a foot of plain [silk]”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
chǐsù
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄔˇ ㄙㄨˋ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
chǐsù
Zhuyin
:
ㄔˇ ㄙㄨˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
chǐhsù
Wade–Giles
:
chʻih
3
-su
4
Yale
:
chř-sù
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
chyysuh
Palladius
:
чису
(čisu)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/
Noun
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尺素
(
literary
,
figurative
)
letter
;
correspondence