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

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• 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

1. (archaic) to stand up out of respect

Synonyms

• (archaic) 免席 (miǎnxí)