惴惴

Chinese

		anxious; worried	anxious; worried
simp. and trad. (惴惴)		惴	惴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuìzhuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ zeoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuìzhuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuèijhuèi
    • Wade–Giles: chui⁴-chui⁴
    • Yale: jwèi-jwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jueyjuey
    • Palladius: чжуйчжуй (čžujčžuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ zeoi³
    • Yale: jeui jeui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ dzoey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ zêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ t͡sɵy̯³³/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyweH tsyweH

Rime
Character	惴
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	支 (12)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	之睡切
Baxter	tsyweH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiuᴇH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʷiɛH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjuɛH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cwiə̆H/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiueH/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕǐweH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕwie̯H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhuì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zeoi3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*tjols  tjols/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	惴
Reading #	1/1
No.	2496
Phonetic component	耑
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	惴
Old Chinese	/*tjols/

Adjective

惴惴

1. (literary, ideophonic) apprehensive and cautious; anxious and frightened

   • 臨其穴，惴惴其慄。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     临其穴，惴惴其栗。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Lín qí xué, zhuìzhuì qí lì. [Pinyin]

     When he came to the grave,
     He looked terrified and trembled.

   • 惴惴小心，如臨于谷。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     惴惴小心，如临于谷。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zhuìzhuì xiǎoxīn, rú lín yú gǔ. [Pinyin]

     We must be anxious and careful,
     As if we were on the brink of a valley.

   • 縵者，窖者，密者。小恐惴惴，大恐縵縵。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     缦者，窖者，密者。小恐惴惴，大恐缦缦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Màn zhě, jiào zhě, mì zhě. Xiǎokǒng zhuìzhuì, dàkǒng mànmàn. [Pinyin]

     There are hesitancies; deep difficulties; reservations; small apprehensions causing restless distress, and great apprehensions producing endless fears.

Derived terms

• 惴惴不安