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詛咒

詛咒

See also: 诅咒

Chinese

		curse; swear (oath)	put a curse on
trad. (詛咒)		詛	咒
simp. (诅咒)		诅	咒
alt. forms		詛呪／诅呪
anagram		咒詛／咒诅

Verb

詛咒

to curse; to imprecate; to swear; to wish someone evil

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zǔzhòu

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄓㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo³ zau³
Min Nan (POJ): chó͘-chiù

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǔzhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄓㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuujow
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo³ zau³
  - Yale: jo jau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo³ dzau³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː³³ t͡sɐu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó͘-chiù
  - Tâi-lô: tsóo-tsiù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zofciux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiu²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiu²¹/