洗衣

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
simp. and trad. (洗衣)		洗	衣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² ji¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐyī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐyi
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-i¹
    • Yale: syǐ-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiii
    • Palladius: сии (sii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai² ji¹
    • Yale: sái yī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai² ji¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei² yi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ jiː⁵⁵/

Verb

洗衣

1. to do the laundry; to wash clothes

   洗衣做飯／洗衣做饭  ―  xǐyī zuòfàn  ―  to do the laundry and cook meals; to manage household affairs

Synonyms

• 洗衣服 (xǐ yīfu)
• 洗濯 (xǐzhuó)
• (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien) 洗衫
• (Min Nan) 洗衫褲

Derived terms

• 洗衣店 (xǐyīdiàn)
• 洗衣房 (xǐyīfáng)
• 洗衣板 (xǐyībǎn)
• 洗衣機／洗衣机 (xǐyījī)
• 洗衣粉 (xǐyīfěn)
• 洗衣間／洗衣间 (xǐyījiān)
• 洗衣館／洗衣馆