十字路

Chinese

		cross; crucifix	road; path; way
simp. and trad. (十字路)		十字	路
Literally: “十-shaped roads”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shízìlù

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ zi⁶ lou⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): si̍p-jī-lō͘ / si̍p-lī-lō͘ / cha̍p-jī-lō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shízìlù
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhzìhlù
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-tzŭ⁴-lu⁴
    • Yale: shŕ-dz̀-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrtzyhluh
    • Palladius: шицзылу (šiczylu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɻ̩³⁵ t͡sɹ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ zi⁶ lou⁶
    • Yale: sahp jih louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ dzi⁶ lou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ ji⁶ lou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² t͡siː²² lou̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍p-jī-lō͘
    • Tâi-lô: si̍p-jī-lōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sibjixlo
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sip̚⁴⁻³² zi³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍p-lī-lō͘
    • Tâi-lô: si̍p-lī-lōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siblixlo
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sip̚⁴⁻³² li³³⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-jī-lō͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-jī-lōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zabjixlo
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² zi³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/

Noun

十字路

1. crossroads; cross-shaped intersection
   • 2006, “雨天 [yǔtiān, Rainy Day]”, 小寒 [Xiǎohán, Xiaohan] (lyrics), performed by 孫燕姿:

     站在十字路的交點　該怎麼走　我卻只想回頭 [MSC, trad.]
     站在十字路的交点　该怎么走　我却只想回头 [MSC, simp.]

     zhàn zài shízìlù de jiāodiǎn, gāi zěnme zǒu, wǒ què zhǐ xiǎng huítóu [Pinyin]

     Standing in the middle of the crossroads,
     Which way should I go?
     I just want to go back to you, […]

Synonyms

• 十字路口 (shízì lùkǒu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
十	字	路
じゅう Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1	ろ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨːʑiɾo̞]
• (Tokyo) じゅうじろ [jùújíꜜrò] (Nakadaka – [3])

• (Kyōto) じゅーじ​ろ [jùùjíꜜrò] (Teiki)

• (Ōsaka) じゅーじ​ろ [jùùjíꜜrò] (Teiki)

Noun

十(じゅう)字(じ)路(ろ) • (jūjiro) 

1. crossroads

Hypernyms

• 交(こう)差(さ)点(てん) (kōsaten)

References

• “十字路”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026