掣肘

Chinese

		pull; obstruct; hinder pull; obstruct; hinder; draw	elbow; pork shoulder
trad. (掣肘)		掣	肘
simp. ^#(掣肘)		掣	肘

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chèzhǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zai³ zau², zai³ zaau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chèzhǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chèjhǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻê⁴-chou³
  - Yale: chè-jǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chehjoou
  - Palladius: чэчжоу (čɛčžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zai³ zau², zai³ zaau²
  - Yale: jai jáu, jai jáau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzai³ dzau², dzai³ dzaau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zei³ zeo², zei³ zao²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/, /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡saːu̯³⁵/

Verb

掣肘

(literary) to hold someone by the elbow
(figurative) to prevent someone from doing something; to hold back; to impede
- 就算禍患纏繞我　災害掣肘我　我要單單愛神　捉緊主更多 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  就算祸患缠绕我　灾害掣肘我　我要单单爱神　捉紧主更多 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 2020, 朱肇階 [Daniel Chu], 保守我心
  zau⁶ syun³ wo⁶ waan⁶ cin⁴ jiu² ngo⁵, zoi¹ hoi⁶ zai³ zaau² ngo⁵, ngo⁵ jiu³ daan¹ daan¹ oi³ san⁴, zuk¹ gan² zyu² gang³ do¹ [Jyutping]
  Even if disasters entangle me and calamities hold me back, I will love God only and hold fast to the Lord more.

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