遊絲

Chinese

		to roam; travel	silk; thread; trace
trad. (遊絲/游絲)		遊/游	絲
simp. (游丝)		游	丝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yóusī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ si¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iû-si

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóusī
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóusih
    • Wade–Giles: yu²-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: yóu-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yousy
    • Palladius: юсы (jusy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁴ si¹
    • Yale: yàuh sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-si
    • Tâi-lô: iû-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iusy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² si³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

Noun

遊絲

1. gossamer
2. (mechanics) hairspring

Synonyms

• (gossamer): (Hokkien) 飛絲／飞丝

Derived terms

• 氣若遊絲／气若游丝
• 遊絲飛絮／游丝飞絮