習俗

See also: 习俗

Chinese

		to practise; to study; habit	vulgar
trad. (習俗)		習	俗
simp. (习俗)		习	俗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xísú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˊ ㄙㄨˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zaap⁶ zuk⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): dip⁵ duuk⁵

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): si̍p-siu̍k
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): si̍p-sio̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sib⁸ sog⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xísú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄙㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sísú
    • Wade–Giles: hsi²-su²
    • Yale: syí-sú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyiswu
    • Palladius: сису (sisu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ su³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaap⁶ zuk⁶
    • Yale: jaahp juhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁹ dzuk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zab⁶ zug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːp̚² t͡sʊk̚²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: dip⁵ duuk⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tip̚³² tɵk̚³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si̍p-siu̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: xib xiug
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xib⁶ xiug⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /sip̚⁵ si̯uk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍p-sio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: si̍p-sio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sibsiok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sip̚⁴⁻³² siɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sip̚²⁴⁻² siɔk̚²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sib⁸ sog⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: si̍p so̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sip̚⁴⁻² sok̚⁴/

Noun

習俗

1. custom; mores; convention; cultural practice

   這個習俗被一代一代地傳下去。 [MSC, trad.]
   这个习俗被一代一代地传下去。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè ge xísú bèi yīdài yīdài de chuán xiàqù. [Pinyin]

   This custom was passed down from one generation to another.

   元宵節賞花燈是約定俗成的習俗。 [MSC, trad.]
   元宵节赏花灯是约定俗成的习俗。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yuánxiāojié shǎng huādēng shì yuēdìngsúchéng de xísú. [Pinyin]

   It is customary to put up lanterns during the Lantern Festival.

   • 慶賞刑罰，通類而後應；政教習俗，相順而後行。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     庆赏刑罚，通类而后应；政教习俗，相顺而后行。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

     Qìngshǎng xíngfá, tōng lèi ér hòu yìng; zhèngjiào xísú, xiàng shùn ér hòu xíng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

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• 時俗 / 时俗 (shísú) (literary)
• 風俗 / 风俗 (fēngsú)
• 風尚 / 风尚 (fēngshàng)
• 風氣 / 风气 (fēngqì)