掂掇
Chinese
weigh in the hand | pick up | ||
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simp. and trad. (掂掇) |
掂 | 掇 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dianduo̊
- Wade–Giles: tien1-to5
- Yale: dyān-dwo
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dian.duo
- Palladius: дяньдо (djanʹdo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ d̥u̯ɔ²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
掂掇
- to weigh in the hand
- to think over; to weigh up; to deliberate; to ponder; to consider
Synonyms
- (weigh in the hand; think over): 掂量 (diānliáng)