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遵守

遵守

Chinese

		to observe; to obey; to follow	to guard
simp. and trad. (遵守)		遵	守

Verb

遵守

to observe; to abide by; to follow; to comply
遵守媽媽的叮嚀 / 遵守妈妈的叮咛 ― zūnshǒu māma de dīngníng ― to follow mum's advice

Derived terms

守法 (shǒufǎ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zūnshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄣㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeon¹ sau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûn-sú
Min Nan (POJ): chun-siú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zūnshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuenshoou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeon¹ sau²
  - Yale: jēun sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoen¹ sau²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɵn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûn-sú
  - Hakka Romanization System: zun´ su`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zun¹ su³
  - IPA: /t͡sun²⁴ su³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chun-siú
  - Tâi-lô: tsun-siú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zunsiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sun³³ ɕiu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiu⁴¹/