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支撐

支撐

See also: 支撑

Chinese

		(a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money	support; prop-up; to pole a boat support; prop-up; to pole a boat; to open; to overfill
trad. (支撐)		支	撐
simp. (支撑)		支	撑

Noun

支撐

support beam, strut
(figuratively) support

Verb

支撐

to prop up, to sustain (weight, roof and etc), to support
(figuratively) to endure, to hold out

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhīchēng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄔㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ caang¹
Min Nan (POJ): chi-theng / ki-theng / ki-chhng / chi-chheng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīchēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄔㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jycheng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ caang¹
  - Yale: jī chāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ tsaang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-theng
  - Tâi-lô: tsi-thing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ci'tefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-theng
  - Tâi-lô: ki-thing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'tefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-chhng
  - Tâi-lô: ki-tshng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kizhngf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chheng
  - Tâi-lô: tsi-tshing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cizhefng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/