躕躇

Chinese

		irresolute; undecided	hesitate
trad. (躕躇/蹰躇)		躕/蹰	躇
simp. (蹰躇)		蹰	躇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chúchú

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˊ ㄔㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chúchú
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˊ ㄔㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chúchú
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu²-chʻu²
    • Yale: chú-chú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwuchwu
    • Palladius: чучу (čuču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵/

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• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*do  da/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	躕	躇
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	17642	16997
Phonetic component	壴	者
Rime group	侯	魚
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	廚	除
Old Chinese	/*do/	/*da/

Verb

躕躇

1. back and forth movements

Synonyms

• 彷徨 (pánghuáng)
• 徘徊
• 盤旋／盘旋 (pánxuán)
• 盤桓／盘桓 (pánhuán)
• 走來走去／走来走去 (zǒuláizǒuqù)
• 踟躕／踟蹰 (chíchú)
• 躑躅／踯躅 (zhízhú)