支撐

See also: 支撑

Chinese

		(a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money	support; prop-up; to pole a boat support; prop-up; to pole a boat; to open; to overfill
trad. (支撐)		支	撐
simp. (支撑)		支	撑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīchēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄔㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ caang¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chi-theng / ki-theng / ki-chhng / chi-chheng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīchēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄔㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihcheng
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-chʻêng¹
    • Yale: jr̄-chēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jycheng
    • Palladius: чжичэн (čžičɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ caang¹
    • Yale: jī chāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ tsaang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ cang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-theng
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-thing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ci'tefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-theng
    • Tâi-lô: ki-thing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'tefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-chhng
    • Tâi-lô: ki-tshng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kizhngf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-chheng
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-tshing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cizhefng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

支撐

1. (literally) to prop up; to sustain (weight, roof and etc); to support
2. (figurative) to endure; to hold out; to support

   爸爸失去了工作，一家人的生活全靠媽媽支撐。 [MSC, trad.]
   爸爸失去了工作，一家人的生活全靠妈妈支撑。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bàba shīqù le gōngzuò, yījiārén de shēnghuó quán kào māma zhīchēng. [Pinyin]

   Dad lost his job, so the whole family had to be supported by mum.

Synonyms

• (to prop): 拄 (zhǔ)

Derived terms

• 水平支撐／水平支撑 (shuǐpíng zhīchēng)

 

Korean

Hanja in this term
支	撐

Noun

支撐 • (jitaeng) (hangeul 지탱)

1. Hanja form^? of 지탱 (“support”).