避席

Chinese

		to leave	[one's] seat
trad. (避席)		避	席
simp. ^#(避席)		避	席

Etymology

In ancient times, people would have been seated on the floor. In order to show respect for someone, a person would stand up from his seat.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bìxí

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bìxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bìsí
  - Wade–Giles: pi⁴-hsi²
  - Yale: bì-syí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihshyi
  - Palladius: биси (bisi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

Verb

避席

(archaic) to stand up out of respect

Synonyms

(archaic) 免席 (miǎnxí)

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