疏散

Chinese

		negligent; sparse; thin	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
trad. (疏散)		疏	散
simp. ^#(疏散)		疏	散

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shūsàn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄙㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): so¹ saan³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): so͘-sàn

(Teochew, Peng'im): so¹ suan³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shūsàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄙㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shusàn
  - Wade–Giles: shu¹-san⁴
  - Yale: shū-sàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shusann
  - Palladius: шусань (šusanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ sän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: so¹ saan³
  - Yale: sō saan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: so¹ saan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: so¹ san³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː⁵⁵ saːn³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so͘-sàn
  - Tâi-lô: soo-sàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sosaxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² san²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ³³ san⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² san²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ san¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ san²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: so¹ suan³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: so suàⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /so³³⁻²³ sũã²¹³/

Verb

疏散

to scatter; to disperse
to evacuate (people)
疏散示意圖／疏散示意图 ― shūsàn shìyìtú ― evacuation chart

疏散通道 ― shūsàn tōngdào ― evacuation route

緊急疏散集合地／紧急疏散集合地 ― jǐnjí shūsàn jíhédì ― emergency assembly area
to relax by taking a stroll

Usage notes

When referring to evacuating people, 疏散 (shūsàn) is used. When referring to evacuating from a place, 撤離／撤离 (chèlí) is used. The term 後送／后送 (hòusòng) is restricted to military contexts.

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shūsǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄙㄢˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shūsǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄙㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shusǎn
  - Wade–Giles: shu¹-san³
  - Yale: shū-sǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shusaan
  - Palladius: шусань (šusanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

疏散

at leisure; idle
sparse; scattered

Derived terms

疏散星團／疏散星团 (shūsǎn xīngtuán)