環伺

Chinese

		bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop	to watch; to wait; to examine to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy; wait on
trad. (環伺)		環	伺
simp. (环伺)		环	伺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huánsì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄙˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ zi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huánsì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄙˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huánsìh
    • Wade–Giles: huan²-ssŭ⁴
    • Yale: hwán-sz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwansyh
    • Palladius: хуаньсы (xuanʹsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯än³⁵ sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waan⁴ zi⁶
    • Yale: wàahn jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wan⁴ ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²¹ t͡siː²²/

Verb

環伺

1. to surround and be on the watch for

   清朝末年是一個亂世，列強環伺，民不聊生。 [MSC, trad.]
   清朝末年是一个乱世，列强环伺，民不聊生。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qīngcháo mònián shì yīge luànshì, lièqiáng huánsì, mínbùliáoshēng. [Pinyin]

   The final years of the Qing dynasty were chaotic times. The great powers surrounded and watched [the country], and the masses were destitute.