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助長

助長

See also: 助长

Chinese

		to help; to assist	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (助長)		助	長
simp. (助长)		助	长

Verb

助長

to encourage growth; to foster; to contribute to a development; to drive
(pejorative) to induce; to impel; to encourage; to provoke; to foment; to abet

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhùzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ zoeng²
Min Nan (POJ): chō͘-tióng / chō͘-tiáng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhùzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juhjaang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo⁶ zoeng²
  - Yale: joh jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ dzoeng²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō͘-tióng
  - Tâi-lô: tsōo-tióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoxdiorng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻²² tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔ³³⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔ³³⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō͘-tiáng
  - Tâi-lô: tsōo-tiáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoxdiarng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ tiaŋ⁵³/