決鬥

See also: 决斗 and 決闘

Chinese

		breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine	fight; contend; incite fight; contend; incite; meet; encounter
trad. (決鬥)		決	鬥
simp. (决斗)		决	斗

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): juédòu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³ dau³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koat-tiò / koat-tàu / koat-tò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: juédòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyuédòu
  - Wade–Giles: chüeh²-tou⁴
  - Yale: jywé-dòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyuedow
  - Palladius: цзюэдоу (czjuedou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    決鬥 / 决斗
    角鬥 / 角斗
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyut³ dau³
  - Yale: kyut dau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸ dau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: küd³ deo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³ tɐu̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koat-tiò
  - Tâi-lô: kuat-tiò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koatdioix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tio⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koat-tàu
  - Tâi-lô: kuat-tàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koatdaux
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ tau¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ tau²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koat-tò͘
  - Tâi-lô: kuat-tòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koatdox
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuat̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ²¹/

Verb

決鬥

to duel

Noun

決鬥

decisive struggle; decisive battle

Synonyms

決戰／决战 (juézhàn)
死戰／死战 (sǐzhàn)

See also

角鬥／角斗 (juédòu)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (決鬥):

→ Japanese: 決(けっ)闘(とう) (kettō)
→ Vietnamese: quyết đấu (決鬥)