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吸血

吸血

Chinese

		to breathe; to suck in; to absorb to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale	blood
simp. and trad. (吸血)		吸	血

Verb

吸血

to suck blood

Derived terms

吸血蛭
吸血蟲／吸血虫

吸血鬼 (xīxuèguǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīxuè, xīxuě, xīxiě

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄒㄩㄝˋ, ㄒㄧㄒㄩㄝˇ, ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹ hyut³
Min Nan (POJ): khip-hoeh / khip-huih

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīxuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishiueh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕɥ̯œ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīxuě
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄩㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shisheue
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕɥ̯œ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīxiě
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishiee
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kap¹ hyut³
  - Yale: kāp hyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷ hyt⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵ hyːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khip-hoeh / khip-huih
  - Tâi-lô: khip-hueh / khip-huih
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qip'hoeq, qip'huiq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ hueʔ³²/, /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ huiʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ hueʔ⁵/, /kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ huiʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ hueʔ³²/, /kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ huiʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ hueʔ³²/, /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ huiʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ hueʔ³²/, /kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ huiʔ³²/