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
(Pinyin): zījū

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄐㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zeoi¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chu-chhu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zījū
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄐㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zihjyu
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ¹-chü¹
  - Yale: dz̄-jyū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyjiu
  - Palladius: цзыцзюй (czyczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
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/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu-chhu
  - Tâi-lô: tsu-tshu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuzhw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

Noun

趑趄

(literary) walking with difficulty
(literary, figuratively) hesitation

Verb

趑趄

(literary) to falter; to hesitate to proceed

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