初時
Chinese
initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic |
o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (初時) | 初 | 時 | |
| simp. (初时) | 初 | 时 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chūshí
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chushíh
- Wade–Giles: chʻu1-shih2
- Yale: chū-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chushyr
- Palladius: чуши (čuši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: co1 si4
- Yale: chō sìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tso1 si4
- Guangdong Romanization: co1 xi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ siː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-sî
- Tâi-lô: tshoo-sî
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhosii
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² si²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ si²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² si¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ si²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ si²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
初時
- beginning
- 初時我仲以為齣戲好悶，但係睇下睇下都唔係太差啫。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- co1 si4 ngo5 zung6 ji5 wai4 ceot1 hei3 hou2 mun6, daan6 hai6 tai2 haa5 tai2 haa5 dou1 m4 hai6 taai3 caa1 ze1. [Jyutping]
- Originally, I thought the movie was boring, but after watching more of it, it was too bad after all.
初时我仲以为出戏好闷，但系睇下睇下都唔系太差啫。 [Cantonese, simp.]