立足

Chinese

		set up; to stand	foot; to be sufficient
simp. and trad. (立足)		立	足
anagram		足立

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìzú

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laap⁶ zuk¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li̍p-chiuk
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): li̍p-chiok

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìzú
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìzú
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴-tsu²
    • Yale: lì-dzú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihtzwu
    • Palladius: лицзу (liczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: laap⁶ zuk¹
    • Yale: laahp jūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laap⁹ dzuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: lab⁶ zug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːp̚² t͡sʊk̚⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 立足 蠟燭 / 蜡烛

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li̍p-chiuk
    • Hakka Romanization System: lib jiug^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lib⁶ jiug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /lip̚⁵ t͡si̯uk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-chiok
    • Tâi-lô: li̍p-tsiok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: libciog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lip̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² t͡siɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lip̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lip̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɔk̚³²/

Verb

立足

1. to gain a foothold in; to establish oneself in
2. to base oneself upon; to give priority to

Synonyms

• (to gain a foothold): 立腳／立脚 (lìjiǎo)

Derived terms

• 無立足之地 / 无立足之地
• 立足之地
• 立足地
• 立足點 / 立足点 (lìzúdiǎn)

 

See also

• 落腳／落脚 (luòjiǎo)