掣肘

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chèzhǒu

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chèzhǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chehjoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zai³ zau²
  - Yale: jai jáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzai³ dzau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zei³ zeo²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

掣肘

(literary) to hold someone by the elbow
(figuratively) to prevent someone from doing something; to hold back; to impede

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