扼腕
Chinese
[edit]| hold (strategic position) | wrist | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (扼腕) | 扼 | 腕 | |
| simp. #(扼腕) | 扼 | 腕 | |
| alternative forms | 扼捥 | ||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄨㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: èwàn
- Wade–Giles: o4-wan4
- Yale: è-wàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehwann
- Palladius: эвань (evanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ak1 wun2 / aak1 wun2
- Yale: āk wún / āak wún
- Cantonese Pinyin: ak7 wun2 / aak7 wun2
- Guangdong Romanization: eg1 wun2 / ag1 wun2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɐk̚⁵ wuːn³⁵/, /aːk̚⁵ wuːn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]扼腕
- (literary) to wring one's hands (with enthusiasm, disappointment, indignation, etc.)