Chinese Word Entry

相持
Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔˊ
Mandarin (Pinyin): xiāng chí
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng1 ci4
Definitions:
  1. locked in a stalemate

  2. to confront one another


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Chinese characters used in this word

inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy, reciprocal
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄤ (xiāng), ㄒㄧㄤˋ (xiàng)
Cantonese: soeng1
Japanese: ソウ (sou)、 ショウ (shou) / あい- (ai-)、 あい (ai)、 みる (miru)、 たすける (tasukeru)
Korean: 상 (sang)
Vietnamese: tương, tướng

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