掂掇

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Chinese

		weigh in the hand	pick up
simp. and trad. (掂掇)		掂	掇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diānduo

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diānduo
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dianduo̊
  - Wade–Giles: tien¹-to⁵
  - Yale: dyān-dwo
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dian.duo
  - Palladius: дяньдо (djanʹdo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ d̥u̯ɔ²/

Verb

掂掇

(colloquial) to weigh in the hand
(colloquial) to think over; to weigh up; to deliberate; to ponder; to consider

Synonyms

(to weigh in the hand): 掂 (diān), 掂量 (diānliáng)
(to think over):

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