持刀

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	knife
trad. (持刀)		持	刀
simp. #(持刀)		持	刀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chídāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄉㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ dou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chídāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíhdao
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²-tao¹
    • Yale: chŕ-dāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrdau
    • Palladius: чидао (čidao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ dou¹
    • Yale: chìh dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/

Verb

持刀

1. to hold a knife; to do at knifepoint