合十

Chinese

		to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together	ten
simp. and trad. (合十)		合	十
Literally: “joining the ten [fingers]”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): héshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hap⁶ sap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: héshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: héshíh
    • Wade–Giles: ho²-shih²
    • Yale: hé-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hershyr
    • Palladius: хэши (xɛši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 何時／何时 和食 核實／核实

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hap⁶ sap⁶
    • Yale: hahp sahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hap⁹ sap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heb⁶ seb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐp̚² sɐp̚²/

Verb

合十

1. (Buddhism) to put the palms together before another person (usually as a greeting)

Synonyms

• 雙手合十／双手合十 (shuāngshǒu héshí)
• (Hokkien) 合掌拜