相持

Chinese

		each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
trad. (相持)		相	持
simp. #(相持)		相	持

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngchí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ ci⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siong-chhî / siang-chhî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngchí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangchíh
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-chʻih²
    • Yale: syāng-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangchyr
    • Palladius: сянчи (sjanči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng¹ ci⁴
    • Yale: sēung chìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ tsi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siong-chhî
    • Tâi-lô: siong-tshî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siongchii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ³³ t͡sʰi²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siang-chhî
    • Tâi-lô: siang-tshî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siangchii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi¹³/

Verb

相持

1. to be locked in a stalemate

Synonyms

• 僵持 (jiāngchí)