鬚生

Chinese

		beard; moustache	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (鬚生)		鬚	生
simp. (须生)		须	生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xūshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou¹ sang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syusheng
    • Wade–Giles: hsü¹-shêng¹
    • Yale: syū-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiusheng
    • Palladius: сюйшэн (sjujšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou¹ sang¹
    • Yale: sōu sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou¹ seng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

鬚生

1. (opera) laosheng (older male role in Chinese opera)

Synonyms

• 老生 (lǎoshēng)
• 生角兒／生角儿 (shēngjuér)