卻步

Chinese

		but; yet; however but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
trad. (卻步)		卻	步
simp. (却步)		却	步

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quèbù

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): koek³ bou⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiok-pō͘ / khiak-pō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quèbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuèbù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüeh⁴-pu⁴
    • Yale: chywè-bù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuehbuh
    • Palladius: цюэбу (cjuebu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: koek³ bou⁶
    • Yale: keuk bouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koek⁸ bou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kêg³ bou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰœːk̚³ pou̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiok-pō͘
    • Tâi-lô: khiok-pōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiokpo
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pɔ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pɔ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ pɔ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiak-pō͘
    • Tâi-lô: khiak-pōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiakpo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiak̚³²⁻⁵ pɔ²²/

Verb

卻步

1. to step back (in fear or disgust); to hang back