術數
Chinese
| method; technique | number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (術數) | 術 | 數 | |
| simp. (术数) | 术 | 数 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shùshù
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shùshù
- Wade–Giles: shu4-shu4
- Yale: shù-shù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuhshuh
- Palladius: шушу (šušu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seot6 sou3
- Yale: seuht sou
- Cantonese Pinyin: soet9 sou3
- Guangdong Romanization: sêd6 sou3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵt̚² sou̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
術數
- fortune telling through studying yin and yang, Wu Xing, etc., (in general) fortune telling by astrology, divination, physiognomy, glyphomancy, geomancy, aeromancy, etc.
- (literary) stratagem; tactic; scheme
- (literary) method or strategy of governance