蜷縮

See also: 蜷缩

Chinese

		Melania libertina; wriggle (as a worm)	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
trad. (蜷縮)		蜷	縮
simp. (蜷缩)		蜷	缩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): quánsuō

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun⁴ suk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: quánsuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuansuo
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyun⁴ suk¹
  - Yale: kyùhn sūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyn⁴ suk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: kün⁴ sug¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰyːn²¹ sʊk̚⁵/

Verb

蜷縮

to huddle; to curl up

室外非常寒冷，大家都把身體蜷縮起來保暖。 [MSC, trad.]
室外非常寒冷，大家都把身体蜷缩起来保暖。 [MSC, simp.]
Shìwài fēicháng hánlěng, dàjiā dōu bǎ shēntǐ quánsuō qǐlai bǎonuǎn. [Pinyin]
It's freezing outside, everyone huddle together to keep warm.

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