持之以恆

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	's; him/her/it; this	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	permanent
trad. (持之以恆)		持	之	以	恆
simp. (持之以恒)		持	之	以	恒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chízhīyǐhéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ zi¹ ji⁵ hang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chízhīyǐhéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíhjhihyǐhéng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²-chih¹-i³-hêng²
    • Yale: chŕ-jr̄-yǐ-héng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrjyyiiherng
    • Palladius: чичжиихэн (čičžiixɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ zi¹ ji⁵ hang⁴
    • Yale: chìh jī yíh hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ dzi¹ ji⁵ hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ ji¹ yi⁵ heng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jiː¹³ hɐŋ²¹/

Idiom

持之以恆

1. to persevere