陣腳

See also: 阵脚

Chinese

		disposition of troops; short period; wave disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell	role; foot; base
trad. (陣腳)		陣	腳
simp. (阵脚)		阵	脚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhènjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan⁶ goek³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tīn-kha

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhènjiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhènjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chên⁴-chiao³
    • Yale: jèn-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jennjeau
    • Palladius: чжэньцзяо (čžɛnʹczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan⁶ goek³
    • Yale: jahn geuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan⁶ goek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen⁶ gêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn²² kœːk̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tīn-kha
    • Tâi-lô: tīn-kha
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dixnqaf
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tin²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tin⁴¹⁻²² kʰa³³/

Noun

陣腳

1. (military) front line; front
2. (figurative) position; situation; circumstances

   穩住陣腳／稳住阵脚  ―  wěnzhù zhènjiǎo  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• 亂陣腳 / 乱阵脚
• 陣腳大亂 / 阵脚大乱