及時雨

及時雨

Chinese

		prompt; timely; promptly prompt; timely; promptly; timely	rain
trad. (及時雨)		及時	雨
simp. (及时雨)		及时	雨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíshíyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kap⁶ si⁴ jyu⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): ki̍p-sî-ú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jíshíyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ ㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyyeu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíshíhyǔ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kap⁶ si⁴ jyu⁵
    • Yale: kahp sìh yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁹ si⁴ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: keb⁶ xi⁴ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚² siː²¹ jyː¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki̍p-sî-ú
    • Tâi-lô: ki̍p-sî-ú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kibsi'uo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kip̚⁴⁻³² ɕi²⁴⁻²² u⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kip̚²⁴⁻²² ɕi²⁴⁻²² u⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɕi¹³⁻²² u⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kip̚⁴⁻³² ɕi²⁴⁻¹¹ u⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kip̚⁴⁻³² ɕi²³⁻³³ u⁴¹/

Noun

及時雨

1. (literally) timely rain
2. (figuratively) timely assistance; person who helps just in time