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克制

克制

Chinese

		gram; subdue; to restrain gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome	system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
simp. and trad. (克制)		克	制

Verb

克制

to restrain; to exercise restraint

Derived terms

自我克制 (zìwǒ kèzhì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kèzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ zai³
Min Nan (POJ): khek-chè

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kèzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kehjyh
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hak¹ zai³
  - Yale: hāk jai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ dzai³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khek-chè
  - Tâi-lô: khik-tsè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qekzex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡se²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡se⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡se²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡se¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡se²¹/