Chinese

Adjective

突兀

1. lofty; towering

   這裡的山路很陡峭，到處都是突兀的岩石。 [MSC, trad.]

   这里的山路很陡峭，到处都是突兀的岩石。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèlǐ de shānlù hěn dǒuqiào, dàochù dōu shì tūwù de yánshí. [Pinyin]

   The mountain road here is very steep. There are towering rocks all around.

2. sudden; unexpected; out of the blue

   我想問你一個問題，不曉得會不會很突兀。 [MSC, trad.]

   我想问你一个问题，不晓得会不会很突兀。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ yī ge wèntí, bù xiǎodé huì bù huì hěn tūwù. [Pinyin]

   I'd like to ask you something. I don't know if it might be too out of the blue.

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) とっこつ [tòkkótsú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [to̞k̚ko̞t͡sɯᵝ]

Adjective

突兀 ‎(-tari inflection, hiragana とっこつ, romaji tokkotsu)

1. lofty; towering; sharply sticking out

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3