糾纏

See also: 纠缠

Chinese

		gather together; to investigate; to entangle gather together; to investigate; to entangle; correct	to bother; wind around; wrap round to bother; wind around; wrap round; coil; involve; annoy; tangle
trad. (糾纏)		糾	纏
simp. (纠缠)		纠	缠
alternative forms		紏纏／紏缠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiūchán

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡ ㄔㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² cin⁴ / dau² cin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiūchán
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡ ㄔㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiouchán
    • Wade–Giles: chiu¹-chʻan²
    • Yale: jyōu-chán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jioucharn
    • Palladius: цзючань (czjučanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² cin⁴ / dau² cin⁴
    • Yale: gáu chìhn / dáu chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² tsin⁴ / dau² tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² qin⁴ / deo² qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/, /tɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Verb

糾纏

1. to be in a tangle; to get entangled
2. to nag; to pester; to bother

Synonyms

• (to be in a tangle): (literary) 糾紛／纠纷 (jiūfēn)
• (to nag): (literary) 糾紛／纠纷 (jiūfēn)