羈縻

羈縻

See also: 羁縻

Chinese

		halter; restrain	tie up
trad. (羈縻)		羈	縻
simp. (羁縻)		羁	縻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīmí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄇㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ mei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīmí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄇㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jimi
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ mei⁴
    • Yale: gēi mèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ mei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ méi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ mei̯²¹/

Verb

羈縻

1. (literary) to win over
2. (literary) to control; to bridle; to curb
3. (literary) to detain; to take into custody
4. (literary) to keep (vassal states, etc.) under control