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秘書

秘書

See also: 秘书, 祕書, and 祕书

Chinese

		secret	book; letter
trad. (秘書/祕書)		秘/祕	書
simp. (秘书)		秘	书
alt. forms		祕书 nonstd simp

Noun

秘書

secretary

Japanese

Kanji in this term
秘	書
ひ Grade: 6	しょ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

秘書 ‎(hiragana ひしょ, romaji hisho)

a secretary

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mìshū

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei³ syu¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pi-sû
Min Nan (POJ): pì-su

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: mìshū → mìshu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ → ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih.shu
  - IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/ → /mi⁵¹ ʂu¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    密書／密书
    秘書／秘书
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei³ syu¹
  - Yale: bei syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei³ sy¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pei̯³³ ɕyː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pi-sû
  - Hakka Romanization System: bi su´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bi⁴ su¹
  - IPA: /pi⁵⁵ su²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pì-su
  - Tâi-lô: pì-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: piesw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pi²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ su³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pi¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴/