持久

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	(long) time; (long) duration of time
trad. (持久)		持	久
simp. #(持久)		持	久
anagram		久持

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chíjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ gau²

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhî-kú / chhî-kiú

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ti⁵ gu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chíjiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíhjiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²-chiu³
    • Yale: chŕ-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrjeou
    • Palladius: чицзю (čiczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ gau²
    • Yale: chìh gáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ gau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ geo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhî-kú
    • Tâi-lô: tshî-kú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chi'kuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰi²³⁻³³ ku⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ ku⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰi¹³⁻²² ku⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ku⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ku⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhî-kiú
    • Tâi-lô: tshî-kiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chi'kiuo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² kiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² kiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰi²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰi¹³⁻²² kiu⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ti⁵ gu²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thî kú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ku⁵²/

Adjective

持久

1. long-lasting; lasting; long-term; enduring; protracted; extended

   肥效持久  ―  féixiào chíjiǔ  ―  long-lasting fertilizing effect

   藥效持久／药效持久  ―  yàoxiào chíjiǔ  ―  long-lasting efficacy

   做持久打算  ―  zuò chíjiǔ dǎsuàn  ―  to make a long-term plan

   爭取持久和平／争取持久和平  ―  zhēngqǔ chíjiǔ hépíng  ―  to strive for lasting peace

   保持持久穩定／保持持久稳定  ―  bǎochí chíjiǔ wěndìng  ―  to maintain lasting stability

Derived terms

• 持久之計／持久之计
• 持久力 (chíjiǔlì)
• 持久性 (chíjiǔxìng)
• 持久戰／持久战 (chíjiǔzhàn)
• 曠日持久／旷日持久 (kuàngrìchíjiǔ)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (持久):

• → Japanese: 持(じ)久(きゅう) (jikyū)
• → Korean: 지구(持久) (jigu)