劫持

Chinese

		plunder	to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
trad. (劫持)		劫	持
simp. #(劫持)		劫	持

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéchí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gip³ ci⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiap-chhî / kiap-tî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéchí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéchíh
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-chʻih²
    • Yale: jyé-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyechyr
    • Palladius: цзечи (czeči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gip³ ci⁴
    • Yale: gip chìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gip⁸ tsi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gib³ qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːp̚³ t͡sʰiː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiap-chhî
    • Tâi-lô: kiap-tshî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiapchii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰi²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiap̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kiap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiap̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰi¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiap-tî
    • Tâi-lô: kiap-tî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiapdii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiap̚³²⁻⁵ ti¹³/

Verb

劫持

1. to hold (somebody) under duress; to seize; to hijack; to take hostage; to abduct

Synonyms

• 挾持／挟持 (xiéchí)