"掣肘" meaning in Chinese

See 掣肘 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡saːu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/, /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡saːu̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: chèzhǒu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zai³ zau² [Cantonese, Jyutping], zai³ zaau² [Cantonese, Jyutping], chèzhǒu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], chèjhǒu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻê⁴-chou³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chè-jǒu [Mandarin, Yale], chehjoou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чэчжоу [Mandarin, Palladius], čɛčžou [Mandarin, Palladius], jai jáu [Cantonese, Yale], jai jáau [Cantonese, Yale], dzai³ dzau² [Cantonese, Pinyin], dzai³ dzaau² [Cantonese, Pinyin], zei³ zeo² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], zei³ zao² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 掣肘
  1. (literary) to hold someone by the elbow Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-掣肘-zh-verb-E~XQaJgu Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27
  2. (figurative) to prevent someone from doing something; to hold back; to impede Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-掣肘-zh-verb-2YrG-6ed
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        "(literary) to hold someone by the elbow"
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          "english": "Even if disasters entangle me and calamities hold me back, I will love God only and hold fast to the Lord more.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Literary Cantonese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " 2020, 朱肇階 [Daniel Chu], 保守我心",
          "roman": "zau⁶ syun³ wo⁶ waan⁶ cin⁴ jiu⁵ ngo⁵, zoi¹ hoi⁶ zai³ zaau² ngo⁵, ngo⁵ jiu³ daan¹ daan¹ oi³ san⁴, zuk¹ gan² zyu² gang³ do¹",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "就算禍患纏繞我 災害掣肘我 我要單單愛神 捉緊主更多",
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          "english": "Even if disasters entangle me and calamities hold me back, I will love God only and hold fast to the Lord more.",
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          "ref": " 2020, 朱肇階 [Daniel Chu], 保守我心",
          "roman": "zau⁶ syun³ wo⁶ waan⁶ cin⁴ jiu⁵ ngo⁵, zoi¹ hoi⁶ zai³ zaau² ngo⁵, ngo⁵ jiu³ daan¹ daan¹ oi³ san⁴, zuk¹ gan² zyu² gang³ do¹",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "就算祸患缠绕我 灾害掣肘我 我要单单爱神 捉紧主更多",
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      "glosses": [
        "to prevent someone from doing something; to hold back; to impede"
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          "prevent",
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        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "hold back",
          "hold back"
        ],
        [
          "impede",
          "impede"
        ]
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        "(figurative) to prevent someone from doing something; to hold back; to impede"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chèzhǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zai³ zau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zai³ zaau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chèzhǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chèjhǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻê⁴-chou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chè-jǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chehjoou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чэчжоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čɛčžou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jai jáu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jai jáau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzai³ dzau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzai³ dzaau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zei³ zeo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zei³ zao²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡saːu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡saːu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "掣肘"
}
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        "to hold someone by the elbow"
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          "ref": " 2020, 朱肇階 [Daniel Chu], 保守我心",
          "roman": "zau⁶ syun³ wo⁶ waan⁶ cin⁴ jiu⁵ ngo⁵, zoi¹ hoi⁶ zai³ zaau² ngo⁵, ngo⁵ jiu³ daan¹ daan¹ oi³ san⁴, zuk¹ gan² zyu² gang³ do¹",
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          "roman": "zau⁶ syun³ wo⁶ waan⁶ cin⁴ jiu⁵ ngo⁵, zoi¹ hoi⁶ zai³ zaau² ngo⁵, ngo⁵ jiu³ daan¹ daan¹ oi³ san⁴, zuk¹ gan² zyu² gang³ do¹",
          "tags": [
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        "to prevent someone from doing something; to hold back; to impede"
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          "do",
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        "(figurative) to prevent someone from doing something; to hold back; to impede"
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      "zh-pron": "chèzhǒu"
    },
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zai³ zau²"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "zai³ zaau²"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "chèzhǒu"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "chèjhǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻê⁴-chou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chè-jǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chehjoou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чэчжоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čɛčžou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jai jáu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jai jáau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzai³ dzau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzai³ dzaau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zei³ zeo²"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zei³ zao²"
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      "ipa": "/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/",
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    },
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡saːu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "掣肘"
}

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