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自助餐

自助餐

Chinese

		to help oneself	eat; meal
simp. and trad. (自助餐)		自助	餐

Noun

自助餐

buffet (food)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zìzhùcān

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄘㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ zo⁶ caan¹
Min Nan (POJ): chū-chō͘-chhan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìzhùcān
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄘㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjuhtsan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ t͡sʰa̠n⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ zo⁶ caan¹
  - Yale: jih joh chāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dzo⁶ tsaan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡sɔː²² t͡sʰɑːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-chō͘-chhan
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-tsōo-tshan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxzoxzhafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/