歇息

Chinese

		to rest	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
simp. and trad. (歇息)		歇	息

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiēxi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hit³ sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiēxi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ ˙ㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shie.shi
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hit³ sik¹
  - Yale: hit sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hit⁸ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: hid³ xig¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hiːt̚³ sɪk̚⁵/

Verb

歇息

to have a rest
to put up for the night

Synonyms

(have a rest):

休息 (xiūxi)
休憩 (xiūqì) (literary)
安息 (ānxī)

憩息 (qìxī) (literary)
歇睏／歇困 (Min Nan, Hakka)

Antonyms

(have a rest): 工作 (gōngzuò)

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