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, ㄑㄧ ㄑㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei¹ keoi¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): kĭ-kṳ̆ / gì-kṳ̆
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khi-khu / kî-khu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ki¹ ku¹

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• 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: ㄑㄧ ㄑㄩ
    • 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/

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• 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

1. (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

• 崎嶇不平／崎岖不平 (qíqūbùpíng)
• 崎嶇鳥道／崎岖鸟道
• 挨礱挨崎嶇／挨砻挨崎岖