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自救

自救

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to save; to assist; to rescue
simp. and trad. (自救)		自	救

Verb

自救

to save oneself; to provide for and help oneself

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zìjiù

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ gau³
Min Nan (POJ): chīr-kiù / chū-kiù

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìjiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjiow
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ gau³
  - Yale: jih gau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ gau³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² kɐu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-kiù
  - Tâi-lô: tsīr-kiù
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² kiu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-kiù
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-kiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxkiux
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ kiu¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ kiu²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ kiu²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ kiu²¹/