首施

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (首施)		首	施
simp. #(首施)		首	施

Etymology

Cognate with 首鼠 (shǒushǔ, “to hesitate”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒushī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒushī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒushih
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-shih¹
    • Yale: shǒu-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooushy
    • Palladius: шоуши (šouši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² si¹
    • Yale: sáu sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: syuwX|syuwH sye|syeH

Rime
Character	首	首	施	施
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	書 (26)	書 (26)	書 (26)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	尤 (136)	支 (11)	支 (11)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III	III
Fanqie	書九切	舒救切	式支切	施智切
Baxter	syuwX	syuwH	sye	syeH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕɨuX/	/ɕɨuH/	/ɕiᴇ/	/ɕiᴇH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕiuX/	/ɕiuH/	/ɕiɛ/	/ɕiɛH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕiəuX/	/ɕiəuH/	/ɕjɛ/	/ɕjɛH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕuwX/	/ɕuwH/	/ɕiə̆/	/ɕiə̆H/
Li Rong	/ɕiuX/	/ɕiuH/	/ɕie/	/ɕieH/
Wang Li	/ɕĭəuX/	/ɕĭəuH/	/ɕǐe/	/ɕǐeH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɕi̯ə̯uX/	/ɕi̯ə̯uH/	/ɕie̯/	/ɕie̯H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shǒu	shòu	shī	shì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sau2	sau3	si1	si3

Verb

首施

1. to hesitate

Derived terms

• 首施兩端／首施两端 (shǒushīliǎngduān)