秉燭

See also: 秉烛

Chinese

		to grasp; hold; maintain	candle
trad. (秉燭)		秉	燭
simp. (秉烛)		秉	烛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐngzhú

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐngzhú
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐngjhú
    • Wade–Giles: ping³-chu²
    • Yale: bǐng-jú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biingjwu
    • Palladius: бинчжу (binčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

Adverb

秉燭

1. (archaic) by candlelight

Verb

秉燭

1. (archaic) to hold a candle in one's hand