巡巡

Chinese

		to patrol; to make one's rounds	to patrol; to make one's rounds
trad. (巡巡)		巡	巡
simp. #(巡巡)		巡	巡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xúnxún

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xúnxún
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syúnsyún
    • Wade–Giles: hsün²-hsün²
    • Yale: syún-syún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunshyun
    • Palladius: сюньсюнь (sjunʹsjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ ɕyn³⁵/

Verb

巡巡

1. (literary) to hesitate to move forward; to hang back

Synonyms

• 反顧／反顾 (fǎngù) (literary)
• 彳亍 (chìchù) (literary, figurative)
• 彷徨 (pánghuáng) (figurative)
• 徘徊 (figurative)
• 拿不定主意 (nábùdìng zhǔyì)
• 游移 (yóuyí)
• 猶疑／犹疑 (yóuyí)
• 猶豫／犹豫 (yóuyù)
• 疑蟯／疑蛲 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 盤桓／盘桓 (pánhuán) (figurative)
• 膩／腻 (nyi⁴) (Sichuanese)
• 躊躇／踌躇 (chóuchú)
• 逡巡 (qūnxún) (literary)
• 遲疑／迟疑 (chíyí)