坐視

See also: 坐视

Chinese

		to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.)	to look at; to regard; to inspect
trad. (坐視)		坐	視
simp. (坐视)		坐	视

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòshì

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ si⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chō-sī / chǒ͘-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuòshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuòshìh
  - Wade–Giles: tso⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: dzwò-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohshyh
  - Palladius: цзоши (czoši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
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    作事
    作勢／作势
    做事
    坐視／坐视
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: joh sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zo⁶ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² siː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsō-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoixsi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡so²²⁻²¹ si²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǒ͘-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsǒo-sī
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ²² si⁴¹/

Verb

坐視

to sit by and watch; to sit tight and look on; to sit and observe without participating or helping
坐視不理／坐视不理 ― zuòshì bùlǐ ― to sit by and watch

Synonyms

任憑／任凭 (rènpíng)
眼看 (yǎnkàn)
聽任／听任 (tīngrèn)
聽憑／听凭 (tīngpíng)
隨／随 (suí)

Derived terms

不忍坐視／不忍坐视 (bùrěnzuòshì)

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