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波折

波折

Chinese

		wave; ripple; storm wave; ripple; storm; surge	tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)
simp. and trad. (波折)		波	折

Noun

波折

twists and turns; obstacles; setbacks

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bōzhé

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄓㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bo¹ zit³
Min Nan (POJ): pho-chiat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bōzhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄓㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bojer
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bo¹ zit³
  - Yale: bō jit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bo¹ dzit⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /pɔː⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pho-chiat
  - Tâi-lô: pho-tsiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoiciad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɤ³³ t͡ɕiɛt̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɛt̚³²/