遲疑

See also: 迟疑

Chinese

		late; delayed; slow	to doubt; to misbelieve; to suspect
trad. (遲疑)		遲	疑
simp. (迟疑)		迟	疑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chíyí

(Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ ji⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀-ngì
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tî-gî

(Teochew, Peng'im): ci⁵ ghi⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chíyí
  - Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chíhyí
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih²-i²
  - Yale: chŕ-yí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyryi
  - Palladius: чии (čii)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ i³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci⁴ ji⁴
  - Yale: chìh yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ jiː²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀-ngì
  - Hakka Romanization System: cii^ˇ ngi^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ci² ngi²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ¹¹ ŋi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tî-gî
  - Tâi-lô: tî-gî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: di'gii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ti²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ti²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti¹³⁻²² ɡi¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ti²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti²³⁻³³ ɡi²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ci⁵ ghi⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshî gî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ɡi⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: drij ngi

Rime
Character	遲	疑
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	直尼切	語其切
Baxter	drij	ngi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖˠiɪ/	/ŋɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖᵚi/	/ŋɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡiɪ/	/ŋie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖji/	/ŋɨ/
Li Rong	/ȡji/	/ŋiə/
Wang Li	/ȡi/	/ŋĭə/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȡʱi/	/ŋi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chí	yí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ci⁴	ji⁴

Verb

遲疑

to hesitate; to be irresolute
生活中有許許多多的機遇，也有許許多多的膽怯、遲疑和退縮。 [MSC, trad.]
生活中有许许多多的机遇，也有许许多多的胆怯、迟疑和退缩。 [MSC, simp.]
Shēnghuó zhōng yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de jīyù, yě yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de dǎnqiè, chíyí hé tuìsuō. [Pinyin]
Life presents us with many opportunities — as well as many times to be timid, hesitate or withdraw.

Synonyms

反顧 / 反顾 (fǎngù) (literary)
彳亍 (chìchù) (literary, figurative)
彷徨 (pánghuáng) (figurative)
徘徊 (figurative)
拿不定主意 (nábùdìng zhǔyì)
游移 (yóuyí)
猶疑 / 犹疑 (yóuyí)
猶豫 / 犹豫 (yóuyù)
疑蟯 / 疑蛲 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
盤桓 / 盘桓 (pánhuán) (figurative)
膩 / 腻 (nyi⁴) (Sichuanese)
踟躇 (chíchú)
踟躕 / 踟蹰 (chíchú)
躊躇 / 踌躇 (chóuchú)
巡巡 (xúnxún) (literary)
逡巡 (qūnxún) (literary)