遲疑

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See also: 迟疑

Chinese

late; delayed; slow to doubt; to misbelieve; to suspect
trad. (遲疑)
simp. (迟疑)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (11) (31)
Final () (17) (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter drij ngi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɖˠiɪ/ /ŋɨ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖᵚi/ /ŋɨ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȡiɪ/ /ŋie/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖji/ /ŋɨ/
Li
Rong
/ȡji/ /ŋiə/
Wang
Li
/ȡi/ /ŋĭə/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ȡʱi/ /ŋi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ci4 ji4

Verb

遲疑

  1. to hesitate; to be irresolute
    生活許許多多機遇許許多多膽怯遲疑退縮 [MSC, trad.]
    生活许许多多机遇许许多多胆怯迟疑退缩 [MSC, simp.]
    Shēnghuó zhōng yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de jīyù, yě yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de dǎnqiè, chíyí hé tuìsuō.
    Life presents us with many opportunities — as well as many times to be timid, hesitate or withdraw.

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