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稀疏

稀疏

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	negligent; sparse; thin
simp. and trad. (稀疏)		稀	疏

Adjective

稀疏

sparse; thinly spread; few and scattered

Noun

稀疏

rarefaction

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīshū

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ so¹
Min Nan (POJ): hi-so͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ so¹
  - Yale: hēi sō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ so¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-so͘
  - Tâi-lô: hi-soo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hisof
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³ sɔ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/