及時雨

Chinese

		prompt; timely; promptly prompt; timely; promptly; timely	rain
trad. (及時雨)		及時	雨
simp. (及时雨)		及时	雨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíshíyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kap⁶ si⁴ jyu⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ki̍p-sî-ú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíshíyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíshíhyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-shih²-yü³
    • Yale: jí-shŕ-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyryeu
    • Palladius: цзишиюй (czišijuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kap⁶ si⁴ jyu⁵
    • Yale: kahp sìh yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁹ si⁴ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: keb⁶ xi⁴ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚² siː²¹ jyː¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki̍p-sî-ú
    • Tâi-lô: ki̍p-sî-ú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kibsi'uo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kip̚⁴⁻³² si²⁴⁻²² u⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kip̚²⁴⁻² si²⁴⁻²² u⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si¹³⁻²² u⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kip̚⁴⁻³² si²⁴⁻¹¹ u⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kip̚⁴⁻³² si²³⁻³³ u⁴¹/

Noun

及時雨

1. (literally) timely rain
2. (figuratively) timely assistance; person who helps just in time

Synonyms

• (timely rain): 喜雨 (xǐyǔ)