稀世

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad. (稀世)		稀	世
alternative forms		希世 obsolete

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīshì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ sai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sishìh
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: syī-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishyh
  - Palladius: сиши (siši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    稀世
    稀釋／稀释
    西式
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ sai³
  - Yale: hēi sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ sai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ sei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/

Adjective

稀世

(chiefly attributive) rare; uncommon; unique

Derived terms

稀世珍寶／稀世珍宝 (xīshìzhēnbǎo)

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