生澀

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	grating (of surfaces); tart; acerbic
trad. (生澀)		生	澀
simp. (生涩)		生	涩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngsè

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ gip³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiⁿ-siap / chheⁿ-siap

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngsè
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengsè
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-sê⁴
    • Yale: shēng-sè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengseh
    • Palladius: шэнсэ (šɛnsɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 生澀／生涩 生色 聲色／声色

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sang¹ gip³
    • Yale: sāng gip
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ gip⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: seng¹ gib³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-siap
    • Tâi-lô: tshinn-siap
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvisiab
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ siap̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰĩ³³ siap̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-siap
    • Tâi-lô: tshenn-siap
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhvesiab
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ siap̚³²/

Adjective

生澀

1. choppy; jerky; not smooth (of language)