司事

Chinese

		company; control	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (司事)		司	事

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sīshì

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sīshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sihshìh
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: sz̄-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syshyh
  - Palladius: сыши (syši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    司事
    私事
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: si¹ si⁶
  - Yale: sī sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
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    司事
    施事
    私事

Noun

司事

(historical) construction official; agricultural official
handler of miscellaneous affairs
(Christianity) usher
司事桌 ― sīshì zhuō ― usher’s table
- 2021, 麥希真 [Hay-chun Mak], 工人的配搭 [The Management of the Workers of Christ], Hong Kong: 福音證主協會 [Christian Communications Ltd.], →ISBN, page 184:
  
  獻金是十分嚴肅的行動，所以司事上到講臺前，必須有嚴格的訓練；列隊要整齊，在臺分別向左右站好，也要整齊立正。 [MSC, trad.]
  献金是十分严肃的行动，所以司事上到讲台前，必须有严格的训练；列队要整齐，在台分别向左右站好，也要整齐立正。 [MSC, simp.]
  Xiànjīn shì shífēn yánsù de xíngdòng, suǒyǐ sīshì shàng dào jiǎngtái qián, bìxū yǒu yángé de xùnliàn; lièduì yào zhěngqí, zài tái fēnbié xiàng zuǒyòu zhànhǎo, yě yào zhěngqí lìzhèng. [Pinyin]
  Offering is a very solemn action, so before ushers go up before the pulpit, they must have rigorous training. They must form a straight line, standing properly on the stage to the left and the right, and they must stand straight.
(Christianity) sexton