掣肘

掣肘

Chinese

		pull; obstruct; hinder pull; obstruct; hinder; draw	elbow; pork shoulder
simp. and trad. (掣肘)		掣	肘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chèzhǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zai³ zau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chèzhǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chehjoou
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zai³ zau²
    • Yale: jai jáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzai³ dzau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zei³ zeo²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

掣肘

1. (literary) to hold someone by the elbow
2. (figuratively) to prevent someone from doing something; to hold back; to impede