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蘇非

蘇非

See also: 苏非

Chinese

		(plant); place name; revive (plant); place name; revive; Soviet	non-; not-; un-
trad. (蘇非)		蘇	非
simp. (苏非)		苏	非

Proper noun

蘇非

Sufi

Derived terms

蘇非主義／苏非主义 (Sūfēizhǔyì)

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic صُوفِيّ ‎(ṣūfiyy), a Muslim mystic or ascetic (literally "man of wool")

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Sūfēi

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄈㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou¹ fei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: Sūfēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄈㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sufei
  - IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    蘇菲／苏菲
    蘇非／苏非
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou¹ fei¹
  - Yale: sōu fēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ fei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/