崎嶇

See also: 崎岖

Chinese

		mountainous	rugged
trad. (崎嶇)		崎	嶇
simp. (崎岖)		崎	岖

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qíqū, qīqū

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩ, ㄑㄧㄑㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei¹ keoi¹
Eastern Min (BUC): kĭ-kṳ̆ / gì-kṳ̆
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khi-khu / kî-khu

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki¹ ku¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qíqū
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cícyu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-chʻü¹
  - Yale: chí-chyū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyichiu
  - Palladius: цицюй (cicjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīqū
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄑㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cicyu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-chʻü¹
  - Yale: chī-chyū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chichiu
  - Palladius: цицюй (cicjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei¹ keoi¹
  - Yale: kēi kēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei¹ koey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi¹ kêu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kĭ-kṳ̆ / gì-kṳ̆
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵⁵ ^(kʰ-)y⁵⁵/, /ki⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(kʰ-)y⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khi-khu
  - Tâi-lô: khi-khu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qi'qw
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi³³ kʰu³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-khu
  - Tâi-lô: kî-khu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'qw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² kʰu⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki¹ ku¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khi khu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi³³⁻²³ kʰu³³/

Middle Chinese: khje khju

Rime
Character	崎	嶇
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	支 (13)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	去奇切	豈俱切
Baxter	khje	khju
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠiᴇ/	/kʰɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰᵚiɛ/	/kʰio/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰiɛ/	/kʰio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰjiə̆/	/kʰuə̆/
Li Rong	/kʰje/	/kʰio/
Wang Li	/kʰǐe/	/kʰĭu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰie̯/	/kʰi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qī	qū
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hei¹	heoi¹

Adjective

崎嶇

(of terrain, road, etc.) rugged; craggy; uneven
- 或命巾車，或棹孤舟。既窈窕以尋壑，亦崎嶇而經丘。 [MSC, trad.]
  或命巾车，或棹孤舟。既窈窕以寻壑，亦崎岖而经丘。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: Tao Yuanming, 《歸去來辭》 "Verses on Returning"
  Huò mìng jīnchē, huò zhào gūzhōu. Jì yǎotiǎo yǐ xún hè, yì qíqū ér jīng qiū. [Pinyin]
  I either called covered wagons, or rowed lonely boats; already following gullies deep, then crossing hills rough.

Antonyms

平坦 (píngtǎn)

Derived terms