Chinese Word Entry

遺書

Simplified Chinese form: 遗书

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄕㄨ
Mandarin (Pinyin): yí shū
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai4 syu1
Definitions:
  1. posthumous writing

  2. testament

  3. suicide note

  4. ancient literature


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Chinese characters used in this word

bequeath, leave behind, reserve, lose, articles lost, omit
Readings
Mandarin: ㄧˊ (yí), ㄨㄟˋ (wèi), ㄙㄨㄟˊ (suí)
Cantonese: wai4
Japanese: イ (i)、 ユイ (yui) / のこ.す (nokosu)、 わすれる (wasureru)、 すてる (suteru)
Korean: 유 (yu)
Vietnamese: di, dị
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

write, book, letter, document, writings
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄨ (shū)
Cantonese: syu1
Japanese: ショ (sho) / か.く (kaku)、 -が.き (-gaki)、 ふみ (fumi)
Korean: 서 (seo)
Vietnamese: thư
Variants
Simplified Chinese form: