隨筆

See also: 随笔 and 随筆

Chinese

		to follow; to comply with; to allow to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname	pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
trad. (隨筆)		隨	筆
simp. (随笔)		随	笔

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suíbǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi⁴ bat¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sûi-pit

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suíbǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suéibǐ
  - Wade–Giles: sui²-pi³
  - Yale: swéi-bǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sweibii
  - Palladius: суйби (sujbi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯eɪ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi⁴ bat¹
  - Yale: chèuih bāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey⁴ bat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu⁴ bed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûi-pit
  - Tâi-lô: suî-pit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sui'pid
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sui²⁴⁻²² pit̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sui¹³⁻²² pit̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sui²⁴⁻²² pit̚³²/

Noun

隨筆

informal essay; casual literary notes
jottings; notes

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (隨筆):

→ Japanese: 随筆(ずいひつ) (zuihitsu)
→ Korean: 수필(隨筆) (supil)
→ Vietnamese: tuỳ bút (隨筆)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隨	筆
ずい Hyōgai	ひつ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

隨(ずい)筆(ひつ) • (zuihitsu)

Kyūjitai form of 随筆 (“essay”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
隨	筆

Noun

隨筆 • (supil) (hangeul 수필)

hanja form^? of 수필 (“essay”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
隨	筆

Noun

隨筆

chữ Hán form of tuỳ bút (“essay”)