遲疑

See also: 迟疑

Chinese

		late; delayed; slow	to doubt; to misbelieve; to suspect
trad. (遲疑)		遲	疑
simp. (迟疑)		迟	疑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chíyí

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ ji⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀-ngì
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tî-gî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ci⁵ ghi⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chíyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíhyí
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²-i²
    • Yale: chŕ-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyryi
    • Palladius: чии (čii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ i³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ ji⁴
    • Yale: chìh yìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ ji⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ jiː²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀-ngì
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciiˇ ngiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ci² ngi²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ¹¹ ŋi¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tî-gî
    • Tâi-lô: tî-gî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: di'gii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ti²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ti²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti¹³⁻²² ɡi¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ti²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡi²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti²³⁻³³ ɡi²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ci⁵ ghi⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshî gî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ɡi⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: drij ngi

Rime
Character	遲	疑
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	直尼切	語其切
Baxter	drij	ngi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖˠiɪ/	/ŋɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖᵚi/	/ŋɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡiɪ/	/ŋie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖji/	/ŋɨ/
Li Rong	/ȡji/	/ŋiə/
Wang Li	/ȡi/	/ŋĭə/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȡʱi/	/ŋi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chí	yí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ci4	ji4

Verb

遲疑

1. to hesitate; to be irresolute

   生活中有許許多多的機遇，也有許許多多的膽怯、遲疑和退縮。 [MSC, trad.]
   生活中有许许多多的机遇，也有许许多多的胆怯、迟疑和退缩。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shēnghuó zhōng yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de jīyù, yě yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de dǎnqiè, chíyí hé tuìsuō. [Pinyin]

   Life presents us with many opportunities — as well as many times to be timid, hesitate or withdraw.

Synonyms

• 反顧／反顾 (fǎngù) (literary)
• 彳亍 (chìchù) (literary, figurative)
• 彷徨 (pánghuáng) (figurative)
• 徘徊 (figurative)
• 拿不定主意 (nábùdìng zhǔyì)
• 游移 (yóuyí)
• 猶疑／犹疑 (yóuyí)
• 猶豫／犹豫 (yóuyù)
• 疑蟯／疑蛲 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 盤桓／盘桓 (pánhuán) (figurative)
• 膩／腻 (nyi⁴) (Sichuanese)
• 躊躇／踌躇 (chóuchú)
• 巡巡 (xúnxún) (literary)
• 逡巡 (qūnxún) (literary)