省事

Chinese

		comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (省事)		省	事

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shěngshì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saang² si⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): séng-sīr / séng-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shěngshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˇ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shěngshìh
  - Wade–Giles: shêng³-shih⁴
  - Yale: shěng-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheengshyh
  - Palladius: шэнши (šɛnši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saang² si⁶
  - Yale: sáang sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang² si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sang² xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ³⁵ siː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: séng-sīr
  - Tâi-lô: síng-sīr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: séng-sū
  - Tâi-lô: síng-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sefngsu
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/

Verb

省事

to save trouble; to simplify matters

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 省工

Adjective

省事

convenient

Synonyms

便利 (biànlì)
便宜 (biànyí)
便易 (bīng-ĭ) (Northern Min)
便民 (biànmín) (attributive, of a shop, service, etc.)
便當／便当 (regional)
利便 (Hokkien, literary or Hakka)
就手 (zau⁶ sau²) (Cantonese)
快便 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
方便 (fāngbiàn)
簡便／简便 (jiǎnbiàn)
順手／顺手 (shùnshǒu)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐngshì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saang² si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐngshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐngshìh
  - Wade–Giles: hsing³-shih⁴
  - Yale: syǐng-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiingshyh
  - Palladius: синши (sinši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saang² si⁶
  - Yale: sáang sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang² si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sang² xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ³⁵ siː²²/

Verb

省事

to handle administrative work

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