Chinese More information silk; thread; trace, velvet; woolen ... silk; thread; trace velvet; woolen trad. (絲絨) 絲 絨 simp. (丝绒) 丝 绒 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): sīróng (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄖㄨㄥˊ Cantonese (Jyutping): si1 jung4-2 Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): si-jiông / si-liông Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: sīróng Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄖㄨㄥˊ Tongyong Pinyin: sihróng Wade–Giles: ssŭ1-jung2 Yale: sz̄-rúng Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syrong Palladius: сыжун (syžun) Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: si1 jung4-2 Yale: sī yúng Cantonese Pinyin: si1 jung4-2 Guangdong Romanization: xi1 yung4-2 Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/ Southern Min (Hokkien: Kaohsiung) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-jiông Tâi-lô: si-jiông Phofsit Daibuun: sijioong IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ ʑiɔŋ²³/ (Hokkien: Taipei) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-liông Tâi-lô: si-liông Phofsit Daibuun: silioong IPA (Taipei): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²⁴/ Noun 絲絨 velvetWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.