牽掣

See also: 牵掣

Chinese

		lead along	pull; obstruct; hinder pull; obstruct; hinder; draw
trad. (牽掣)		牽	掣
simp. (牵掣)		牵	掣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiānchè

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiānchè
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cianchè
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien¹-chʻê⁴
    • Yale: chyān-chè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiancheh
    • Palladius: цяньчэ (cjanʹčɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹/

Verb

牽掣

1. (literary) to hold up; to impede
2. (literary, figurative) to pin down; to tie up; to check (e.g. the enemy forces); to encumber