生疏

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	negligent; sparse; thin
simp. and trad. (生疏)		生	疏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēngshū

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ so¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâng-sô
Min Nan (POJ): chhiⁿ-so͘ / chheⁿ-so͘ / sng-so͘ / seng-so͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shēngshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saang¹ so¹
  - Yale: sāang sō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ so¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ so¹
  - IPA ^(key): /säːŋ⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâng-sô
  - Hakka Romanization System: sang´ so´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sang¹ so¹
  - IPA: /saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ so²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-so͘
  - Tâi-lô: tshinn-soo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvisof
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰĩ³³ sɔ³³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-so͘
  - Tâi-lô: tshenn-soo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhvesof
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-so͘
  - Tâi-lô: sng-soo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sngsof
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ sɔ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-so͘
  - Tâi-lô: sing-soo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sengsof
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴⁴/

Adjective

生疏

not familiar
out of practice; rusty

Synonyms

(not familiar):

Synonyms of 生疏

不懂 (bùdǒng)
不明 (bùmíng) (literary)
不知 (bùzhī)
不知道 (bùzhīdào)
不解 (bùjiě)
唔知 (Cantonese)

毋知 (Min Nan, Hakka)
毋知影 (Min Nan)
母雞／母鸡 (mǔjī) (slang, neologism, humorous)
生份 (Min Nan)
陌生 (mòshēng)

Antonyms

(not familiar):

Antonyms of 生疏

了解 (liǎojiě)
懂 (dǒng)
懂得 (dǒngde)
把握 (bǎwò)
掌握 (zhǎngwò)
明白 (míngbai)
明瞭／明了 (míngliǎo)
曉得／晓得 (xiǎode)
會悟／会悟 (huìwù) (literary)
洞悉 (dòngxī)
清楚 (qīngchu)
熟似 (Min Nan)
熟悉 (shúxī)
熟稔 (shúrěn) (literary)
熟識／熟识 (shúshí)
理會／理会 (lǐhuì)

理解 (lǐjiě)
瞭悟／了悟 (liǎowù) (literary)
瞭然／了然 (liǎorán)
知影 (Min Nan)
知曉／知晓 (zhīxiǎo)
知道 (zhīdào)
覺悟／觉悟 (juéwù)
認識／认识 (rènshi)
諳曉／谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary)
貫通／贯通 (guàntōng)
通曉／通晓 (tōngxiǎo)
通達／通达 (tōngdá)
領悟／领悟 (lǐngwù)
領會／领会 (lǐnghuì)
領略／领略 (lǐnglüè)

(out of practice): 純熟／纯熟 (chúnshú)

Derived terms

人地生疏 (réndìshēngshū)

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