未始
Chinese
| not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m. | begin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (未始) | 未 | 始 | |
| simp. #(未始) | 未 | 始 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wèishǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wèishǐh
- Wade–Giles: wei4-shih3
- Yale: wèi-shř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshyy
- Palladius: вэйши (vɛjši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei6 ci2
- Yale: meih chí
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei6 tsi2
- Guangdong Romanization: méi6 qi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
未始
- (literary) not ever
- (literary) not necessarily