趑趄
Chinese
| can't move; to falter | recline; hesitate; mark time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (趑趄) | 趑 | 趄 | |
| simp. #(趑趄) | 趑 | 趄 | |
| alternative forms | 次且 赼且 趦趄 | ||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zījū
- Zhuyin: ㄗ ㄐㄩ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zihjyu
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ1-chü1
- Yale: dz̄-jyū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyjiu
- Palladius: цзыцзюй (czyczjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi1 zeoi1
- Yale: jī jēui
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 dzoey1
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1 zêu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu-chhu
- Tâi-lô: tsu-tshu
- Phofsit Daibuun: zuzhw
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
趑趄
- (literary) walking with difficulty
- (literary, figuratively) hesitation
Verb
趑趄