猶豫

猶豫

See also: 犹豫

Chinese

		as if; still	beforehand; prepare; Henan Province (abbrev.)
trad. (猶豫)		猶	豫
simp. (犹豫)		犹	豫
variant forms		猶夷／犹夷 猶與／犹与 猶預／犹预 由豫 由夷 猶夷／犹夷 猶與／犹与 猶預／犹预 由豫 由夷 由與／由与 游豫 游預／游预 尤與／尤与

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yóuyù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ

  (Chengdu, SP): you² yu²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ jyu⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): iû-īr / iû-ū / iû-û / iû-ī
• Wu (Wiktionary): hhieu hhy (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yóuyù → yóuyu (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ → ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄩ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: you.yiw
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹/ → /i̯oʊ̯³⁵ y³/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: you² yu²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iuy
    • IPA ^(key): /iəu²¹ y²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁴ jyu⁶
    • Yale: yàuh yuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ jy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ yu⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ jyː²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-īr
    • Tâi-lô: iû-īr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² ɯ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-ū
    • Tâi-lô: iû-ū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iu'u
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ u³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-û
    • Tâi-lô: iû-û
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iu'uu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² u²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-ī
    • Tâi-lô: iû-ī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iu'i
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² i²²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hhieu hhy (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /ɦiɜ²² ɦy⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: /jɨu  jɨʌ^H/▼

Rime
Character	猶	豫
Reading #	1/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	以周切	羊洳切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨu/	/jɨʌH/
Pan Wuyun	/jiu/	/jiɔH/
Shao Rongfen	/iəu/	/iɔH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juw/	/jɨə̆H/
Li Rong	/iu/	/iɔH/
Wang Li	/jĭəu/	/jĭoH/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ə̯u/	/i̯woH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóu	yù

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*lu  las/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	猶	豫
Reading #	2/3	1/1
No.	15567	15742
Phonetic component	酉	予
Rime group	幽	魚
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	猷	豫
Old Chinese	/*lu/	/*las/

Verb

猶豫

1. to hesitate; to be irresolute

   心猶豫而狐疑兮，欲自適而不可。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   心犹豫而狐疑兮，欲自适而不可。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

   Xīn yóuyù ér húyí xī, yù zìshì ér bùkě. [Pinyin]

   Like whelp in doubt, like timid fox in fear,
   I wished to go, but wandered ever near.

Synonyms

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游移 (yóuyí) 猶疑／犹疑 (yóuyí) 膩 (Sichuanese)

躊躇／踌躇 (chóuchú) 遲疑／迟疑 (chíyí)

Derived terms

毫不猶豫／毫不犹豫 猶豫不決／犹豫不决 (yóuyù bùjué)

猶豫多疑／犹豫多疑 猶豫未決／犹豫未决

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (猶豫):

• → Japanese: 猶 (ゆう)予 (よ) (yūyo)
• → Korean: 유예 (猶豫, yuye)
• → Vietnamese: do dự (猶豫)