支稜

Chinese

		(a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money	corner; square beam
trad. (支稜/支棱)		支	稜/棱
simp. (支棱)		支	棱
alternative forms		支楞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīleng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ˙ㄌㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīleng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ˙ㄌㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihle̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-lêng⁵
    • Yale: jr̄-leng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.leng
    • Palladius: чжилэн (čžilɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lɤŋ²/

Verb

支稜

1. (colloquial) to stand; to erect

   • 兩邊都是澗溝，那冰凍的支稜著，就和刀劍一般。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     两边都是涧沟，那冰冻的支棱着，就和刀剑一般。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE

     Liǎngbiān dōu shì jiàngōu, nà bīngdòng de zhīléng zhe, jiù hé dāojiàn yībān. [Pinyin]

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