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猶豫

猶豫

See also: 犹豫

Chinese

		as if; still	beforehand; prepare; Henan Province (abbrev.)
trad. (猶豫)		猶	豫
simp. (犹豫)		犹	豫
alt. forms		由豫游預游豫猶夷猶與

Verb

猶豫

to hesitate; to be irresolute

Synonyms

遲疑／迟疑 (chíyí)
躊躇／踌躇 (chóuchú)
猶疑／犹疑 (yóuyí)

Derived terms

猶豫不決／犹豫不决 (yóuyù bùjué)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (猶豫):

Japanese: 猶予 (ゆうよ) ‎(yūyo)
Korean: 유예 (猶豫, yuye)
Vietnamese: do dự ‎(猶豫)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yóuyù

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ jyu⁶
Min Nan (POJ): iû-īr / iû-ū / iû-û / iû-ī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yóuyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youyiw
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ jyu⁶
  - Yale: yàuh yuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ jy⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ jyː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-īr
  - Tâi-lô: iû-īr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² ɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-ū
  - Tâi-lô: iû-ū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iuu
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ u³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-û
  - Tâi-lô: iû-û
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iuuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² u²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-ī
  - Tâi-lô: iû-ī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iui
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² i²²/