挾持

See also: 挟持

Chinese

		clasp under the arm; coerce; hold between	to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
trad. (挾持)		挾	持
simp. (挟持)		挟	持
alternative forms		脅持／胁持

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiéchí, xiáchí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ, ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄔˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hip³ ci⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hia̍p-chhî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiéchí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siéchíh
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh²-chʻih²
    • Yale: syé-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyechyr
    • Palladius: сечи (seči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiáchí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siáchíh
    • Wade–Giles: hsia²-chʻih²
    • Yale: syá-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyachyr
    • Palladius: сячи (sjači)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hip³ ci⁴
    • Yale: hip chìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hip⁸ tsi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hib³ qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːp̚³ t͡sʰiː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hia̍p-chhî
    • Tâi-lô: hia̍p-tshî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiabchii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰi²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰi²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰi¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰi²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰi²³/

Verb

挾持

1. to seize (somebody) on both sides by the arms
2. to hold (somebody) under duress; to seize; to hijack; to take hostage; to abduct

Synonyms

• (to hold under duress): 劫持 (jiéchí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
挾	持
きょう Hyōgai	じ Grade: 3
kan'on	goon

For pronunciation and definitions of 挾持 – see the following entry.

【挟持きょうじ】 [noun] holding under one's arm [verb] to hold under one's arm

(This term, 挾持, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)