許久

See also: 许久

Chinese

		to allow; to permit; to praise to allow; to permit; to praise; surname	(long) time; (long) duration of time
trad. (許久)		許	久
simp. (许久)		许	久

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǔjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi² gau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǔjiǔ [Phonetic: xújiǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syǔjiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hsü³-chiu³
    • Yale: syǔ-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheujeou
    • Palladius: сюйцзю (sjujczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: heoi² gau²
    • Yale: héui gáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoey² gau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêu² geo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

Adverb

許久

1. for a long time; for ages

Synonyms

• 好久 (hǎojiǔ)
• 久久 (jiǔjiǔ)