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Chinese

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese いらっしゃいませ (irasshaimase).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ jat¹ saam¹ jat¹ sei³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ jat¹ saam¹ jat¹ sei³
    • Yale: yih yāt sāam yāt sei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ jat⁷ saam¹ jat⁷ sei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ yed¹ sam¹ yed¹ séi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² jɐt̚⁵ saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sei̯³³/

Interjection

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1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) welcome (said to a customer entering a Japanese shop)