詰屈

Chinese

		investigate; restrain; scold	bent; feel wronged
trad. (詰屈)		詰	屈
simp. (诘屈)		诘	屈
alternative forms		詰詘／诘诎

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéqū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄩ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéqū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiécyu
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-chʻü¹
    • Yale: jyé-chyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyechiu
    • Palladius: цзецюй (czecjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

Adjective

詰屈

1. (ideophonic) bending; twisting

Derived terms

• 孑孓 (jiéjué, “mosquito larva, bending and stretching”)
• 詰屈聱牙 / 诘屈聱牙 (jíqū'áoyá)
• 詰屈謷牙 / 诘屈謷牙 (jíqū'áoyá)