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Definition 2024

引咎

引咎

Chinese

		to lead; to divert (water); to guide	blame
simp. and trad. (引咎)		引	咎

Verb

引咎

(formal) to hold oneself responsible for a serious mistake; to take the blame

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǐnjiù

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ gau³
Min Nan (POJ): ín-kiū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐnjiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiinjiow
  - IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁵ gau³
  - Yale: yáhn gau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁵ gau³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn¹³ kɐu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ín-kiū
  - Tâi-lô: ín-kiū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ynkiu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²²/