中流砥柱

Chinese

		midstream of a river; middle reaches of a river	Mount Dizhu
simp. and trad. (中流砥柱)		中流	砥柱

Etymology

From the so-called Mount Dizhu (砥柱山), which is situated midstream of the Yellow River, splitting its flow.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngliúdǐzhù

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ lau⁴ dai² cyu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōngliúdǐzhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonglioudiijuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōngliúdǐzhùr
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonglioudiijull
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ lau⁴ dai² cyu⁵
  - Yale: jūng làuh dái chyúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ lau⁴ dai² tsy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ leo⁴ dei² qu⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tɐi̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰyː¹³/

Idiom

中流砥柱

(figuratively) mainstay; cornerstone; chief support

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