株守

Chinese

		(a measure word, use with plants); trunk of tree	to guard
simp. and trad. (株守)		株	守

Etymology

See 守株待兔 (shǒuzhūdàitù).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhūshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhūshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jushoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ sau²
  - Yale: jyū sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ seo²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyː⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

株守

(literary) to cling stubbornly to (e.g. old habits)

Derived terms

杜門株守／杜门株守

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