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游絲

游絲

Chinese

		to walk; to tour; to roam to walk; to tour; to roam; to swim; to travel	silk; thread; trace
trad. (游絲)		游	絲
simp. (游丝)		游	丝

Noun

游絲

gossamer
(mechanics) hairspring

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yóusī

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ si¹
Min Nan (POJ): iû-si

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yóusī
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄙ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yousy
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ si¹
  - Yale: yàuh sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ si¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ siː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-si
  - Tâi-lô: iû-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iusy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² ɕi⁴⁴/