砥柱

Chinese

		baffle (pier); whetstone	pillar
trad. (砥柱)		砥	柱
simp. ^#(砥柱)		砥	柱
alternative forms		底柱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǐzhù

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dai² cyu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dǐzhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dǐjhù
  - Wade–Giles: ti³-chu⁴
  - Yale: dǐ-jù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diijuh
  - Palladius: дичжу (dičžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dǐzhùr
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dǐjhùr
  - Wade–Giles: ti³-chu⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: dǐ-jùr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diijull
  - Palladius: дичжур (dičžur)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dai² cyu⁵
  - Yale: dái chyúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dai² tsy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: dei² qu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰyː¹³/

Proper noun

砥柱

(～山) Mount Dizhu (rock situated midstream of the Yellow River)

Derived terms

中流砥柱 (zhōngliúdǐzhù)
砥柱中流

Noun

砥柱

(figurative) backbone; mainstay

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