觸礁

See also: 触礁

Chinese

		knock against; touch; to feel	reef; shoal rock
trad. (觸礁)		觸	礁
simp. (触礁)		触	礁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chùjiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ ziu¹
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): cog⁴ ziao¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chùjiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chùjiao
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu⁴-chiao¹
    • Yale: chù-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuhjiau
    • Palladius: чуцзяо (čuczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zuk¹ ziu¹
    • Yale: jūk jīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ dziu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zug¹ jiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cog⁴ ziao¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshok tsiau
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰok̚²⁻⁴ t͡siau³³/

Verb

觸⫽礁 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (of ship) to hit a rock; to strike a reef
2. (figurative) to hit a snag; to run into difficulty

Synonyms

• (to strike a reef): (Hokkien) 著礁／着礁, 犁著礁／犁着礁, 𣹇礁, 靠礁