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掌舵

掌舵

Chinese

		palm (of hand); in charge of	helm; rudder
simp. and trad. (掌舵)		掌	舵

Noun

掌舵

helmsman; steersman

Verb

掌舵

to be at the helm; to operate the rudder; to take the tiller; to steer a boat

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǎngduò

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng² to⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chióng-tǒ / chióng-tō / chiáng-tō

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǎngduò
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaangduoh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng² to⁴
  - Yale: jéung tòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng² to⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵ tʰɔː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chióng-tǒ
  - Tâi-lô: tsióng-tǒ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɤ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chióng-tō
  - Tâi-lô: tsióng-tō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciofngdoi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiáng-tō
  - Tâi-lô: tsiáng-tō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciafngdoi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²²/