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Definition 2024

等候

等候

Chinese

		class; rank; grade class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on	wait
simp. and trad. (等候)		等	候

Verb

等候

to wait for; to expect
請您排隊等候。 / 请您排队等候。 ― Qǐng nín páiduì děnghòu. ― Please wait in line.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): děnghòu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dang² hau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tén-heu
Min Nan (POJ): tán-hāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: děnghòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deenghow
  - IPA ^(key): /tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dang² hau⁶
  - Yale: dáng hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dang² hau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tɐŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tén-heu
  - Hakka Romanization System: den` heu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: den³ heu⁴
  - IPA: /ten³¹ he̯u⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tán-hāu
  - Tâi-lô: tán-hāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dafnhau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haʊ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ haʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haʊ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haʊ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ haʊ³³/