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系詞

系詞

See also: 系词, 繫詞, and 係詞

Chinese

		be; system; to tie be; system; to tie; department; faculty	works; phrases; classical Chinese poem works; phrases; classical Chinese poem; word; diction
trad. (系詞/繫詞)		系/繫	詞
simp. (系词)		系	词

Alternative forms

係詞／系词 (xìcí)

Noun

系詞

(grammar) copula (linking kind of word)

Synonyms

連詞／连词 (liáncí)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xìcí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˋ ㄘˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁶ ci⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xìcí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ ㄘˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihtsyr
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    係詞／系词
    系詞／系词
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hai⁶ ci⁴
  - Yale: haih chìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁶ tsi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²² t͡sʰiː²¹/