Chinese Word Entry
挾持雇主Simplified Chinese form: 挟持雇主
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄨˇ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | xié chí gù zhǔ |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | hip6 ci4 gu3 zyu2 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 挾 | put between, insert, jam, get caught, sandwich, clasp under arm, hold to bosom |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄒㄧㄝˊ (xié), ㄐㄧㄚˊ (jiá), ㄒㄧㄚˊ (xiá), ㄐㄧㄚ (jiā) |
| Cantonese: | hip3 |
| Japanese: | キョウ (kyou)、 ショウ (shou) / はさ.む (hasamu)、 はさ.まる (hasamaru)、 わきばさ.む (wakibasamu)、 さしはさ.む (sashihasamu) |
| Korean: | 협 (hyeob) |
| Vietnamese: | hiệp, tiệp, xáp |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 挟 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 挟 |
| 持 | hold, have, sustain, support, grasp |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄔˊ (chí) |
| Cantonese: | ci4 |
| Japanese: | ジ (ji)、 チ (chi) / も.つ (motsu)、 -も.ち (-mochi)、 も.てる (moteru)、 もち (mochi) |
| Korean: | 지 (ji) |
| Vietnamese: | trì |
| 雇 | employ, hire, to hire |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄍㄨˋ (gù), ㄏㄨˋ (hù) |
| Cantonese: | gu3 |
| Japanese: | コ (ko) / やと.う (yatou)、 やとい (yatoi) |
| Korean: | 고 (go), 호 (ho) |
| Vietnamese: | cố |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 僱 |
| 主 | lord, chief, master, main thing, principal, chief owner, host |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄨˇ (zhǔ), ㄓㄨˋ (zhù) |
| Cantonese: | zyu2 |
| Japanese: | シュ (shu)、 ス (su)、 シュウ (shuu) / ぬし (nushi)、 おも (omo)、 あるじ (aruji) |
| Korean: | 주 (ju) |
| Vietnamese: | chủ, chúa |