未始

Chinese

		not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1-3 pm	begin
trad. (未始)		未	始
simp. ^#(未始)		未	始

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèishǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ ci²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèishǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèishǐh
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-shih³
  - Yale: wèi-shř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshyy
  - Palladius: вэйши (vɛjši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁶ ci²
  - Yale: meih chí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ tsi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ qi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Adverb

未始

(literary) not ever
(literary) not necessarily

Synonyms

(not ever): 不曾 (bùcéng), 未嘗／未尝 (wèicháng), (Min Nan) 毋捌 (m̄ bat)
(not necessarily):

Synonyms of 未始

不一定 (bùyīdìng)
不必 (bùbì)
唔一定 (Cantonese)
未必 (wèibì)
未必然 (Min Nan)
不見得／不见得 (bùjiàndé)

未嘗／未尝 (wèicháng) (literary)
未見得／未见得 (Xiang)
無一定／无一定 (Min Nan)
無定著／无定著 (Min Nan)
無拄拄／无拄拄 (Min Nan)
無的確／无的确 (Min Nan)

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