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退縮

退縮

See also: 退缩

Chinese

		retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
trad. (退縮)		退	縮
simp. (退缩)		退	缩

Verb

退縮

to shrink back; to cower

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tuìsuō

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi³ suk¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thui-suk

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tuìsuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueysuo
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: teoi³ suk¹
  - Yale: teui sūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toey³ suk⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯³³ sʊk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thui-suk
  - Hakka Romanization System: tui sug`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tui⁴ sug⁵
  - IPA: /tʰu̯i⁵⁵ suk̚²/