裹脅

Chinese

		wrap around	side of body; threaten
trad. (裹脅)		裹	脅
simp. (裹胁)		裹	胁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǒxié

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo² hip³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǒxié
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guǒsié
    • Wade–Giles: kuo³-hsieh²
    • Yale: gwǒ-syé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guooshye
    • Palladius: госе (gose)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwo² hip³
    • Yale: gwó hip
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwo² hip⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: guo² hib³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³⁵ hiːp̚³/

Verb

裹脅

1. to coerce; to force to take part

   • 這樣，就不能把敵人營壘中被裹脅的人們，過去是敵人而今日可能做友軍的人們，都從敵人營壘中和敵人戰線上拉過來。 [MSC, trad.]
     这样，就不能把敌人营垒中被裹胁的人们，过去是敌人而今日可能做友军的人们，都从敌人营垒中和敌人战线上拉过来。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1935, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論反對日本帝國主義的策略》 (On Tactics Against Japanese Imperialism), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Zhèyàng, jiù bùnéng bǎ dírén yínglěi zhōng bèi guǒxié de rénmen, guòqù shì dírén ér jīnrì kěnéng zuò yǒujūn de rénmen, dōu cóng dírén yínglěi zhōng hé dírén zhànxiàn shàng lā guòlai. [Pinyin]

     It would mean inability to draw to our side all those in the enemy camp and on the enemy front who have joined them under compulsion, and those who were our enemies yesterday but may become our friends today.

See also

• 裹挾／裹挟 (guǒxié)