踟躕
Chinese
phonetic | |||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (踟躕) | 踟 | 躕 | |
simp. (踟蹰) | 踟 | 蹰 | |
alternative forms | 踟蹰 踟𨅒 踟跦 跢跦 踟躇 |
Etymology
Cognate with 躑躅 (OC *deɡ doɡ), 躊躇 (OC *du da), 彳亍 (OC *tʰeɡ toɡs/tʰoɡ), all meaning "walking slowly or with difficulty > hesitant".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄔㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chíhchú
- Wade–Giles: chʻih2-chʻu2
- Yale: chŕ-chú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrchwu
- Palladius: чичу (čiču)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci4 cyu4
- Yale: chìh chyùh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi4 tsy4
- Guangdong Romanization: qi4 qu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ t͡sʰyː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]re [d]ro/
- (Zhengzhang): /*de do/
Verb
踟躕
- to walk back and forth
- (figurative) to waver; to hesitate
Derived terms
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