識時務

Chinese

		to record; write a footnote; to know to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge	current affairs; current situation; trend of the times current affairs; current situation; trend of the times; zeitgeist
trad. (識時務)		識	時務
simp. (识时务)		识	时务

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíshíwù, shìshíwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄨˋ, ㄕˋ ㄕˊ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ si⁴ mou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíshíwù
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhshíhwù
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-shih²-wu⁴
    • Yale: shŕ-shŕ-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrshyrwuh
    • Palladius: шишиу (šišiu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìshíwù
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄕˊ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhshíhwù
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-shih²-wu⁴
    • Yale: shr̀-shŕ-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhshyrwuh
    • Palladius: шишиу (šišiu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sik¹ si⁴ mou⁶
    • Yale: sīk sìh mouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ si⁴ mou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ xi⁴ mou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ siː²¹ mou̯²²/

Verb

識時務

1. to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances

Derived terms

• 不識時務／不识时务 (bùshíshìwù)
• 識時務者為俊傑／识时务者为俊杰 (shíshíwùzhěwéijùnjié)