歇息

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

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• 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

1. to have a rest
2. to put up for the night

Synonyms

• (have a rest):

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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)