歇息

Chinese

		to rest	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
trad. (歇息)		歇	息
simp. ^#(歇息)		歇	息

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiēxi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hit³ sik¹, kit³ sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiēxi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siesi̊
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh¹-hsi⁵
  - Yale: syē-syi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shie.shi
  - Palladius: сеси (sesi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hit³ sik¹, kit³ sik¹
  - Yale: hit sīk, kit sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hit⁸ sik⁷, kit⁸ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: hid³ xig¹, kid³ xig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːt̚³ sɪk̚⁵/, /kʰiːt̚³ sɪk̚⁵/

Note: kit3 sik1 - nonstandard.

Verb

歇息

to have a rest
to put up for the night

Synonyms

(have a rest):

休息
休憩 (xiūqì) (literary)
停歇 (tíngxiē)
停睏／停困 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
喘氣／喘气 (chuǎnqì) (to take a breather)
安息 (ānxī)
憩息 (qìxī) (literary)
放尞 (Taiwanese Hakka)
敨 (tǒu) (Cantonese, Hakka)
歇 (xiē)
歇睏／歇困 (Hakka, Min Nan)

Antonyms

(have a rest): 工作 (gōngzuò)

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