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持久

持久

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	(long) time; (long) duration of time
simp. and trad. (持久)		持	久
anagram		久持

Adjective

持久

lasting; enduring; protracted; extended

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chíjiǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ gau²
Min Nan (POJ): chhî-kú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chíjiǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrjeou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci⁴ gau²
  - Yale: chìh gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ gau²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhî-kú
  - Tâi-lô: tshî-kú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chi'kuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻²² ku⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻²² ku⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰi¹³⁻²² ku⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ ku⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰi²³⁻³³ ku⁴¹/