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歧路

歧路

Chinese

		divergent; side road	road; path; way
simp. and trad. (歧路)		歧	路
alt. forms		岐路

Noun

歧路

forked road; branched road; crossroads
(figuratively) wrong path; wrong direction

Derived terms

徘徊歧路
徬徨歧路

歧路亡羊

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qílù

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ lou⁶
Min Nan (POJ): kî-lō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qílù
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiluh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ lu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ lou⁶
  - Yale: kèih louh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ lou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ lou̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-lō͘
  - Tâi-lô: kî-lōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kilo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² lɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ lɔ³³/