未始

Chinese

		not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	begin
trad. (未始)		未	始
simp. ^#(未始)		未	始

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèishǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ ci²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèishǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèishǐh
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-shih³
  - Yale: wèi-shř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshyy
  - Palladius: вэйши (vɛjši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁶ ci²
  - Yale: meih chí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ tsi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ qi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Adverb

未始

(literary) not ever
(literary) not necessarily

Synonyms

(not ever): 不曾 (bùcéng), 未嘗／未尝 (wèicháng), (Hokkien, Teochew) 毋捌 (m̄ bat)
(not necessarily):

不一定 (bùyīdìng)
不必 (bùbì)
不見得／不见得 (bùjiàndé)
唔一定 (m⁴ jat¹ ding⁶) (Cantonese)
未嘗／未尝 (wèicháng) (literary)
未必 (wèibì)
未必然 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
未見得／未见得 (uei⁴ jienn⁴ de⁶) (Xiang)
無一定／无一定 (Hokkien)
無定著／无定著 (Min Nan)
無拄拄／无拄拄 (Hokkien)
無的確／无的确 (Min Nan)

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