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授命

授命

Chinese

		to teach; to instruct; to award to teach; to instruct; to award; to give	life; fate
simp. and trad. (授命)		授	命

Verb

授命

to give orders
(literary) to give one's life

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shòumìng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ ming⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shòumìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showminq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    受命
    壽命／寿命
    授命
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau⁶ ming⁶
  - Yale: sauh mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ ming⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² mɪŋ²²/