支絀

See also: 支绌

Chinese

		(a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money	crimson silk; deficiency; to stitch
trad. (支絀)		支	絀
simp. (支绌)		支	绌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīchù

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄔㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zyut³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi-thut

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīchù
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄔㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihchù
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-chʻu⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-chù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jychuh
    • Palladius: чжичу (čžiču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ zyut³
    • Yale: jī jyut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzyt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ jud³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-thut
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-thut
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ci'tud
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰut̚³²/

Adjective

支絀

1. short of money; needy; hard up; having insufficient funds