砥柱

Chinese

		baffle (pier); whetstone	pillar
trad. (砥柱)		砥	柱
simp. #(砥柱)		砥	柱
alternative forms		底柱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǐzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dai² cyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐjhù
    • Wade–Giles: ti³-chu⁴
    • Yale: dǐ-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diijuh
    • Palladius: дичжу (dičžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐzhùr
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐjhùr
    • Wade–Giles: ti³-chu⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: dǐ-jùr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diijull
    • Palladius: дичжур (dičžur)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dai² cyu⁵
    • Yale: dái chyúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dai² tsy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: dei² qu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰyː¹³/

Proper noun

砥柱

1. (～山) Mount Dizhu (rock situated midstream of the Yellow River)

Derived terms

• 中流砥柱 (zhōngliúdǐzhù)
• 砥柱中流

Noun

砥柱

1. (figurative) backbone; mainstay