掣肘
Chinese
pull; obstruct; hinder pull; obstruct; hinder; draw |
elbow; pork shoulder | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (掣肘) | 掣 | 肘 | |
| simp. #(掣肘) | 掣 | 肘 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chèzhǒu
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chèjhǒu
- Wade–Giles: chʻê4-chou3
- Yale: chè-jǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chehjoou
- Palladius: чэчжоу (čɛčžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zai3 zau2 / zai3 zaau2
- Yale: jai jáu / jai jáau
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzai3 dzau2 / dzai3 dzaau2
- Guangdong Romanization: zei3 zeo2 / zei3 zao2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/, /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡saːu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
掣肘
- (literary) to hold someone by the elbow
- (figurative) to prevent someone from doing something; to hold back; to impede
- 2020, “保守我心”[1]performed by 朱肇階 [Daniel Chu]:
- 就算禍患纏繞我 災害掣肘我 我要單單愛神 捉緊主更多 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- zau6 syun3 wo6 waan6 cin4 jiu5 ngo5, zoi1 hoi6 zai3 zaau2 ngo5, ngo5 jiu3 daan1 daan1 oi3 san4, zuk1 gan2 zyu2 gang3 do1 [Jyutping]
- Even if disasters entangle me and calamities hold me back, I will love God only and hold fast to the Lord more.
就算祸患缠绕我 灾害掣肘我 我要单单爱神 捉紧主更多 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 掣 | 肘 |
| せい Hyōgai |
ちゅう Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Literary Chinese 掣肘 (chèzhǒu).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (literary) impedance
Verb
掣肘する • (seichū suru) ←せいちう (seitiu)?suru (stem 掣肘し (seichū shi), past 掣肘した (seichū shita))
- (literary) to impede
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 掣肘し | せいちゅうし | seichū shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 掣肘し | せいちゅうし | seichū shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 掣肘する | せいちゅうする | seichū suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 掣肘する | せいちゅうする | seichū suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 掣肘すれ | せいちゅうすれ | seichū sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 掣肘せよ¹ 掣肘しろ² |
せいちゅうせよ¹ せいちゅうしろ² |
seichū seyo¹ seichū shiro² |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 掣肘される | せいちゅうされる | seichū sareru |
| Causative | 掣肘させる 掣肘さす |
せいちゅうさせる せいちゅうさす |
seichū saseru seichū sasu |
| Potential | 掣肘できる | せいちゅうできる | seichū dekiru |
| Volitional | 掣肘しよう | せいちゅうしよう | seichū shiyō |
| Negative | 掣肘しない | せいちゅうしない | seichū shinai |
| Negative continuative | 掣肘せず | せいちゅうせず | seichū sezu |
| Formal | 掣肘します | せいちゅうします | seichū shimasu |
| Perfective | 掣肘した | せいちゅうした | seichū shita |
| Conjunctive | 掣肘して | せいちゅうして | seichū shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 掣肘すれば | せいちゅうすれば | seichū sureba |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative