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虛度

虛度

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	capacity; degree; standard
trad. (虛度)		虛	度
simp. (虚度)		虚	度

Verb

虛度

to spend time in vain; to waste

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xūdù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄉㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ dou⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hir-tō͘ / hu-tō͘ / hi-tō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xūdù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄉㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuduh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ tu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: heoi¹ dou⁶
  - Yale: hēui douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ dou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ tou̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-tō͘
  - Tâi-lô: hir-tōo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ tɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-tō͘
  - Tâi-lô: hu-tōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hu'do
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-tō͘
  - Tâi-lô: hi-tōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hi'do
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²/