勒贖

Chinese

		strangle; rein in	redeem; to ransom
trad. (勒贖)		勒	贖
simp. (勒赎)		勒	赎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lèshú

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lak⁶ suk⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): le̍k-sio̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lèshú
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lèshú
    • Wade–Giles: lê⁴-shu²
    • Yale: lè-shú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lehshwu
    • Palladius: лэшу (lɛšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹ ʂu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lak⁶ suk⁶
    • Yale: lahk suhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lak⁹ suk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: leg⁶ sug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐk̚² sʊk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: le̍k-sio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: li̍k-sio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: legsiok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² siɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪk̚²⁴⁻² siɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² siɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² siɔk̚⁴/

Verb

勒贖

1. (of a kidnapper) to demand ransom from the family of the kidnapping victim