陣腳

See also: 阵脚

Chinese

		disposition of troops; short period; wave disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell	role; foot; base
trad. (陣腳)		陣	腳
simp. (阵脚)		阵	脚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhènjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan⁶ goek³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tīn-kha

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhènjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhènjiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chên⁴-chiao³
  - Yale: jèn-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jennjeau
  - Palladius: чжэньцзяо (čžɛnʹczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    陣腳 / 阵脚
    陣角 / 阵角
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan⁶ goek³
  - Yale: jahn geuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan⁶ goek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen⁶ gêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn²² kœːk̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tīn-kha
  - Tâi-lô: tīn-kha
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dixnqaf
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tin²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tin⁴¹⁻²² kʰa³³/

Noun

陣腳

(military) front line; front
(figurative) position; situation; circumstances
穩住陣腳／稳住阵脚 ― wěnzhù zhènjiǎo ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

亂陣腳 / 乱阵脚
陣腳大亂 / 阵脚大乱