寸止 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡siː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡siː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: cùnzhǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄓˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cyun³ zi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], cùnzhǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄓˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], cùnjhǐh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], tsʻun⁴-chih³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], tswùn-jř [Mandarin, Yale, standard], tsuennjyy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], цуньчжи [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], cunʹčži [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], chyun jí [Cantonese, Yale], tsyn³ dzi² [Cantonese, Pinyin], qun³ ji² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Apparently from Japanese 寸止め (sundome, “originally a karate argot: deliberately halting one's strike or kick just short of making contact with the opponent”) Etymology templates: {{der|zh|ja|寸止め|t=originally a karate argot: deliberately halting one's strike or kick just short of making contact with the opponent|tr=sundome}} Japanese 寸止め (sundome, “originally a karate argot: deliberately halting one's strike or kick just short of making contact with the opponent”) Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 寸止

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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡siː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "寸止"
}

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      "zh-pron": "cùnzhǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄓˇ"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡siː³⁵/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡siː³⁵/"
    }
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"寸止" meaning in Chinese

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