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稀有

稀有

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
simp. and trad. (稀有)		稀	有

Alternative forms

希有 (xīyǒu)

Adjective

稀有

unusual, uncommon, rare

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ jau⁵
Min Nan (POJ): hi-iú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xīyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiyeou
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    希有
    稀有
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ jau⁵
  - Yale: hēi yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ jau⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-iú
  - Tâi-lô: hi-iú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ iu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ iu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ iu⁴¹/