sap6 jip6 paai3什葉派什叶派

Jyutpingsap6 jip6 paai3

Yalesahp yihp paai

名詞

Definition

Shia Islam; one of the main branches of Islam.

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How it's used

Pronunciation in Cantonese often shifts the first character to sound like sap6, deviating from the standard Mandarin reading. It is almost exclusively used in formal, academic, or news contexts when discussing Middle Eastern politics or religious history. Outside of these specific discussions, it rarely appears in casual daily conversation.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋cyun4全gaa1家jan4人dou1都hai6係sap6什jip6葉paai3派seon3信tou4徒。

Their whole family are followers of Shia Islam.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知sap6什jip6葉paai3派tung4同seon3遜nei4尼paai3派jau5有me1咩fan1分bit6別？

Do you know the difference between Shia and Sunni Islam?

Common phrases

sap6什jip6葉paai3派seon3信tou4徒

Shia follower

sap6什jip6葉paai3派muk6穆si1斯lam4林

Shia Muslim

Common mistake

Learners often confuse the pronunciation of 什 with the number ten, but here it functions as a phonetic transcription component rather than a numerical value.