折腰

Chinese

		tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)	waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle
simp. and trad. (折腰)		折	腰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhéyāo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ jiu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhéyāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeriau
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhéyao
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zit³ jiu¹
  - Yale: jit yīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ jiu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid³ yiu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

Verb

折腰

to bow in obeisance (as a sign of submission or admiration)

Derived terms

不為五斗米折腰／不为五斗米折腰 (bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhéyāo)

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