舉止

See also: 举止

Chinese

		to lift; to hold up; to cite to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect	to stop; prohibit; till
trad. (舉止)		舉	止
simp. (举止)		举	止

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǔzhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˇ ㄓˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi² zi²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kú-chí / kír-chí / kí-chí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ge² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǔzhǐ [Phonetic: júzhǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˇ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyǔjhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chü³-chih³
    • Yale: jyǔ-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeujyy
    • Palladius: цзюйчжи (czjujčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: geoi² zi²
    • Yale: géui jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goey² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gêu² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kú-chí
    • Tâi-lô: kú-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kwcie
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kír-chí
    • Tâi-lô: kír-tsí
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-chí
    • Tâi-lô: kí-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kycie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ge² zi²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ tsí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡si⁵²⁻²¹/

Noun

舉止

1. behaviour; action
2. bearing; demeanour

Synonyms

• (behaviour): (literary) 行事 (xíngshì), 行為／行为 (xíngwéi), 作為／作为 (zuòwéi)

Verb

舉止

1. to behave; to act (in a certain manner)

   舉止文明／举止文明  ―  jǔzhǐ wénmíng  ―  to behave in a civilized manner