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止步

止步

Chinese

		to stop; prohibit; till	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
simp. and trad. (止步)		止	步

Verb

止步

to halt; to stop; to go no further
閒人止步 / 闲人止步 ― jiānrén zhǐbù ― authorised access only

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐbù

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² bou⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chí-pò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐbù
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyybuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² bou⁶
  - Yale: jí bouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² bou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ pou̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-pò͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-pòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'pox
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²¹/