蕭疏

Chinese

		mournful	negligent; sparse; thin
trad. (蕭疏)		蕭	疏
simp. (萧疏)		萧	疏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāoshū

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ so¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siau-so͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoshū
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaoshu
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-shu¹
    • Yale: syāu-shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaushu
    • Palladius: сяошу (sjaošu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu¹ so¹
    • Yale: sīu sō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ so¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ so¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-so͘
    • Tâi-lô: siau-soo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siausof
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siau³³ sɔ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/

Adjective

蕭疏

1. (formal) desolate
2. (formal) sparse; thinly scattered (of trees, leaves, person's hair, etc.)