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周旋

周旋

Chinese

		encircle; circuit; complete encircle; circuit; complete; lap; week; cycle; all; every; attentive; thoughtful	lathe; specially for an occasion; revolve
simp. and trad. (周旋)		周	旋

Verb

周旋

to move in circular motion, to circle
to mix with (people from a certain social circle)
to deal with, to cope with

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhōuxuán

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄡㄒㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau¹ syun⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chiu-soân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōuxuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄡㄒㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joushyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau¹ syun⁴
  - Yale: jāu syùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau¹ syn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ ɕyːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiu-soân
  - Tâi-lô: tsiu-suân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciusoaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiu⁴⁴⁻²² suan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiu³³ suan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiu⁴⁴⁻²² suan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiu⁴⁴⁻³³ suan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiu⁴⁴⁻³³ suan²³/