跏趺

Chinese

		sit cross-legged	instep; tarsus
simp. and trad. (跏趺)		跏	趺

Etymology

Short for 結跏趺坐／结跏趺坐 (jiéjiā fūzuò).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāfū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄈㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ fu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāfū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄈㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiafu
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-fu¹
    • Yale: jyā-fū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiafu
    • Palladius: цзяфу (czjafu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ fu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ fu¹
    • Yale: gā fū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ fu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ fu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

Verb

跏趺

1. to sit in the lotus position