持久

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	(long) time; (long) duration of time
simp. and trad. (持久)		持	久
anagram		久持

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chíjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ gau²
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhî-kú / chhî-kiú

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ti⁵ gu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chíjiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyjeou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíhjiǒu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕjoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ gau²
    • Yale: chìh gáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ gau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ geo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhî-kú / chhî-kiú
    • Tâi-lô: tshî-kú / tshî-kiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chi'kuo, chi'kiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻²² ku⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻²² kiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻²² ku⁵⁵⁴/, /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻²² kiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰi¹³⁻²² ku⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰi¹³⁻²² kiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ ku⁵³/, /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰi²³⁻³³ ku⁴¹/, /t͡ɕʰi²³⁻³³ kiu⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ti⁵ gu²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thî kú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ku⁵²/

Adjective

持久

1. lasting; enduring; protracted; extended

Derived terms

• 持久之計／持久之计
• 持久戰／持久战 (chíjiǔzhàn)

• 曠日持久／旷日持久 (kuàngrìchíjiǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (持久):

• → Japanese: 持久(じきゅう) (jikyū)
• → Korean: 지구 (持久, jigu)