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糾纏

糾纏

See also: 纠缠

Chinese

		gather together; to investigate; to entangle gather together; to investigate; to entangle; correct	to bother; wind around; wrap round to bother; wind around; wrap round; coil; involve; annoy; tangle
trad. (糾纏)		糾	纏
simp. (纠缠)		纠	缠

Alternative forms

紏纏

Verb

糾纏

to be in a tangle; to get entangled
to nag; to pester; to bother

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiūchán

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡㄔㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² cin⁴, dau² cin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiūchán
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡㄔㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiouchanr
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰa̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² cin⁴, dau² cin⁴
  - Yale: gáu chìhn, dáu chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² tsin⁴, dau² tsin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/, /tɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/