直須

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	necessary; must; need
trad. (直須)		直	須
simp. (直须)		直	须

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhíxū

(Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄒㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ seoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhíxū
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄒㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyshiu
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhsyu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩˧˥ ɕy˥/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik⁶ seoi¹
  - Yale: jihk sēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ soey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ sêu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk˨ sɵy̯˥/

Verb

直須

(literary) should (at once)
花開堪折直須折，莫待無花空折枝。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
花开堪折直须折，莫待无花空折枝。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 杜秋娘, 《金縷衣》
Huā kāi kān zhé zhíxū zhé, mò dài wú huā kōng zhé zhī. [Pinyin]
Pluck the flower as soon as it blossoms and can be plucked; wait not till the bloom is gone, and you pluck the bare twig.
(literary) to (surprisingly) need

Synonyms

(should):

Synonyms of 直須

好通 (Min Nan)
徑須／径须 (jìngxū) (literary)
應／应 (yīng)
應當／应当 (yīngdāng)
應該／应该 (yīnggāi)
會須／会须 (huìxū) (literary)

理應／理应 (lǐyīng)
理當／理当 (lǐdāng)
當／当 (dāng) (literary)
該／该 (gāi)
該當／该当 (gāidāng)

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