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曲折

曲折

Chinese

		tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong	tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)
simp. and trad. (曲折)		曲	折

Adjective

曲折

winding; tortuous

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (曲折):

Japanese: 曲折 (きょくせつ) ‎(kyokusetsu)
Korean: 곡절 (曲折, gokjeol)
Vietnamese: khúc chiết ‎(曲折)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qūzhé

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄓㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ****¹ zit³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qūzhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄓㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiujer
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    屈折
    曲折
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ****¹ zit³
  - Yale: kūk jit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ****⁷ dzit⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰʊk̚⁵ t͡siːt̚³/