省事

Chinese

		comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (省事)		省	事

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shěngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang² si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): séng-sīr / séng-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shěngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shěngshìh
    • Wade–Giles: shêng³-shih⁴
    • Yale: shěng-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheengshyh
    • Palladius: шэнши (šɛnši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang² si⁶
    • Yale: sáang sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang² si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang² xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ³⁵ siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: séng-sīr
    • Tâi-lô: síng-sīr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: séng-sū
    • Tâi-lô: síng-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sefngsu
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/

Verb

省事

1. to save trouble; to simplify matters

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 省工

Adjective

省事

1. convenient

Synonyms

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• 便利 (biànlì)
• 便宜 (biànyí)
• 便易 (bīng-ĭ) (Northern Min)
• 便民 (biànmín) (attributive, of a shop, service, etc.)
• 便當／便当 (regional)
• 利便 (Hokkien, literary or Hakka)
• 就手 (zau⁶ sau²) (Cantonese)
• 快便 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 方便 (fāngbiàn)
• 簡便／简便 (jiǎnbiàn)
• 順手／顺手 (shùnshǒu)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang² si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐngshìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsing³-shih⁴
    • Yale: syǐng-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiingshyh
    • Palladius: синши (sinši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang² si⁶
    • Yale: sáang sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang² si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang² xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ³⁵ siː²²/

Verb

省事

1. to handle administrative work