掣肘

Chinese

		pull; obstruct; hinder pull; obstruct; hinder; draw	elbow; pork shoulder
trad. (掣肘)		掣	肘
simp. #(掣肘)		掣	肘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chèzhǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zai³ zau², zai³ zaau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chèzhǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chèjhǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻê⁴-chou³
    • Yale: chè-jǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chehjoou
    • Palladius: чэчжоу (čɛčžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zai³ zau², zai³ zaau²
    • Yale: jai jáu, jai jáau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzai³ dzau², dzai³ dzaau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zei³ zeo², zei³ zao²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/, /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡saːu̯³⁵/

Verb

掣肘

1. (literary) to hold someone by the elbow
2. (figurative) to prevent someone from doing something; to hold back; to impede

   • 就算禍患纏繞我　災害掣肘我　我要單單愛神　捉緊主更多 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     就算祸患缠绕我　灾害掣肘我　我要单单爱神　捉紧主更多 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2020, 朱肇階 [Daniel Chu], 保守我心

     zau⁶ syun³ wo⁶ waan⁶ cin⁴ jiu⁵ ngo⁵, zoi¹ hoi⁶ zai³ zaau² ngo⁵, ngo⁵ jiu³ daan¹ daan¹ oi³ san⁴, zuk¹ gan² zyu² gang³ do¹ [Jyutping]

     Even if disasters entangle me and calamities hold me back, I will love God only and hold fast to the Lord more.