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借住

借住

Chinese

		to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of	to live; to dwell; to reside to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
simp. and trad. (借住)		借	住

Verb

借住

to put someone up for the night

Synonyms

借宿 (jièsù)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jièzhù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ze³ zyu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jièzhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehjuh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    借住
    借助
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ze³ zyu⁶
  - Yale: je jyuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dze³ dzy⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³³ t͡ɕyː²²/