裁制

Chinese

		cut out (as a dress); cut; trim cut out (as a dress); cut; trim; reduce; diminish; decision; judgement	system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
simp. and trad. (裁制)		裁	制
anagram		制裁

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cáizhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄓˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cáizhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cáijhìh
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-chih⁴
    • Yale: tsái-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairjyh
    • Palladius: цайчжи (cajčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 才智 材質／材质 裁製／裁制

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• Middle Chinese: dzoj tsyejH

Rime
Character	裁	制
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	祭 (35)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	昨哉切	征例切
Baxter	dzoj	tsyejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zʌi/	/t͡ɕiᴇiH/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zəi/	/t͡ɕiɛiH/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɒi/	/t͡ɕjæiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zəj/	/ciajH/
Li Rong	/d͡zᴀi/	/t͡ɕiɛiH/
Wang Li	/d͡zɒi/	/t͡ɕĭɛiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱɑ̆i/	/t͡ɕi̯ɛiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cái	zhì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coi4	zai3

Verb

裁制

1. to punish
2. to restrict; to restrain
3. (Classical) to plan
4. (Classical) to think about carefully
5. (Classical) to stop; to prevent

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 裁制 – see 裁製 (“to tailor; to cut out”). (This term is the simplified form of 裁製).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.