折腰

Chinese

		tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)	waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle
trad. (折腰)		折	腰
simp. #(折腰)		折	腰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhéyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ jiu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhéyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhéyao
    • Wade–Giles: chê²-yao¹
    • Yale: jé-yāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeriau
    • Palladius: чжэяо (čžɛjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit³ jiu¹
    • Yale: jit yīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ jiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid³ yiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

Verb

折腰

1. to bow in obeisance (as a sign of submission or admiration)

Derived terms

• 不為五斗米折腰 (bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhéyāo)
• 折腰步