踟躕
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (踟躕) | 踟 | 躕 | |
| simp. (踟蹰) | 踟 | 蹰 | |
| alt. forms | 踟蹰 踟𨅒 踟跦 跢跦 | ||
Etymology
Cognate with 躑躅 (*dek dok), 躊躇 (*du da), 彳亍 (*tʰek tʰok), all meaning "walking slowly or with difficulty > hesitant".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄔㄨˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrchwu
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: ci4 cyu4
- Yale: chìh chyùh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi4 tsy4
- Guangdong Romanization: qi4 qu4
- IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ t͡ɕʰyː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 踟 | 躕 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
chí | chú |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ drje › | ‹ drju › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[d]re/ | /*[d]ro/ |
| English | 踟躕 *[d]re.[d]ro walk hesitatingly | 踟躕 drje.drjo walk hesitatingly |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 踟 | 躕 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11500 | 17642 |
| Phonetic component |
矢 | 壴 |
| Rime group |
支 | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
馳 | 廚 |
| Old Chinese |
/*de/ | /*do/ |
Verb
踟躕
- to walk back and forth
- (figuratively) to waver; to hesitate
Derived terms
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