株守

Chinese

		(a measure word, use with plants); trunk of tree	to guard
simp. and trad. (株守)		株	守

Etymology

See 守株待兔 (shǒuzhūdàitù).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhūshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhūshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhushǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chu¹-shou³
    • Yale: jū-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jushoou
    • Palladius: чжушоу (čžušou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu¹ sau²
    • Yale: jyū sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

株守

1. (literary) to cling stubbornly to (e.g. old habits)

Derived terms

• 杜門株守／杜门株守